Jared Dick 4-22-13 DE World Lit. Tartuffe Jean-Baptist Poqeulin (known by his stage name‚ Moliere) was a French playwright and actor who is considered to be one of the greatest masters of comedy in Western literature. He devoted his entire life to the creation stage of illusion‚ as playwright and as a an actor. At about the age of twenty-five‚ he joined a company of traveling players established by the bejart family; with them he toured the provinces for about twelve years. In 1658‚ the company
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Religious Hypocrisy in Tartuffe In the play Tartuffe‚ Moliere comically portrays how religious hyporites preyed on innocent individuals of the French society for their own benefits to demonstarte how corrupted a theocratic government can get. Moliere uses common characters to effeicently illistrate his argument: Tartuffe satirically represents the church or rather the Charlatans (hypocrites) of the church‚ and Orgon represents a typical god fearing individual. The plot of Taruffe describes how
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Cleante seeks to end this foolishness when he says this: “Moderation. Is that a word you know? I think you’ve learned it‚ but then off you go” (Moliere 188). Saur’s suggestion that Cleante is encouraging his brother-in-law Orgon to once again repeat the errors of ignoring his family‚ and risking all he owns‚ is illogical. Cleante is attempting to advise Orgon to calm down and use rational thinking
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Tartuffe was written in 1664 by Moliere. The play was performed in front of King Louis XIV in 1664 as 3 different acts. Its official 5 act version did not come out until 1669. The word Tartuffe was brought into the English language vocabulary to show someone who is very hypocritical. Tartuffe is all about wealthy people and the problems they have to deal with. Its major focus is on people with no common sense that fail at something but then come out with a serious result. The different responses
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Taylor L. Swanson December/ 1/ 2013 Experiencing the Arts assignment PAS 381 Dr. Pearlie Johnson “Monsieur Baptiste‚ The Con Man” is an original play by Jean Baptiste Moliere; the plays script itself is originally known as "Tartuffe.” The play has been adapted into a more modern version by Roger Furman and featured at the University of Louisville’s playhouse on south 3rd street‚ by the African American Theatre Program (AATP)‚ and directed by Lundeana Thomas. The play was run through
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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
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Extreme and Moderate Characters in Tartuffe In Moliére’s Tartuffe (Moiré 1664)‚ the reader is able to see a great contrast of Extreme and Moderate characters. Extreme characters being those who are seen as over the top‚ or very passionate people‚ and the moderate characters having a more calm and subtle approach to ideas. The extreme characters in this case would be Madam Pernelle‚ Orgon‚ Tartuffe‚ and Dorine. The moderate characters are seen as Cleante and Elmire. One of the characters that
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Molière “The duty of comedy is to correct men by amusing them.” Jean Baptiste Poquelin de Molière‚ commonly known as Molière‚ was a French playwright during the Renaissance. He had a major influence in Theatre at the time and his effect has lasted through history. Molière was a visionary‚ who changed the face of theatre. Molière is known for his Comedic works‚ split in to two categories‚ farcical comedies‚ and high comedies. Biographical Information Jean-Baptiste Poquelin‚ later known as Molière
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In Tartuffe‚ written by Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Moliere‚ a man named Tartuffe fools Orgon‚ the wealthy head of the household. Orgon takes in Tartuffe and treats him as if he was of blood relation and is blinded by the façade he puts on of being a good‚ moral‚ and righteous man. In reality‚ Tartuffe is a hypocrite and a self-righteous one at that. The only people who notice Tartuffe’s façade are everyone but Orgon and he will not listen to their complaints. As the play progresses Orgon keeps refusing
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Cited: "Age of Reason." History - AllAboutHistory.org. Web. 20 Feb. 2010. http://www.allabouthistory.org/age-of-reason.htm. Moliere. Tartuffe A New Verse Translation (ED. Norton Critical Editions_)_. New York: W. W. Norton‚ 2007. Print.
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