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What Are The Foil Characters In Tartuffe
Brenda Duran Honors English Mr. Carpenter Per. 2

Tartuffe

In the story Tartuffe by Moliere, the audience can view many foil characters. It seems as if every character had a foil, meaning opposite character. The two foils that most stood out were Tartuffe and Cleante. These characters show completely different personalities and everything about them is actually the opposite. One is a hypocrite about religion and the other one is very pious. The more you learn about the characters, the more you realize how different they are. Cleante is both a wise man and a wise guy: he's a perceptive, learned, and intellectual. Although he is very wise, is also very humble. “Brother,
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