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    Tartuffe is a play written by Moliere. This setting takes place in Orgons family house in Paris‚ France in 1664. This setting/atmosphere of this play takes place when King Louis the XIV reigned. The characteristics in this play demonstrate a comedy. There are two specific types of comedy featured‚ comedy of manner and a satire. The main theme in this poem is reason vs. passion. Orgon and Damis are the characters that are “hot headed” and choose passion over reason‚ while Elmire‚ Cleante and Dorine

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    conversation about Tartuffe‚ but the play in the text did not give all that detail. • The play in the text did not mention if Orgon tried to slap Dorine because Dorine did not wanted to give him space to talk to Mariane. She disturbed the conversation Orgon had with his daughter Mariane; however‚ it showed in the movie. • In the movie‚ it showed that Dorine was there when valere and Mariane had the conversation concerned their relationship and the marriage Mariane father contracted with Tartuffe while in the

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    the discussion Orgon then proceeds to tell his daughter that she needs to say how she finds Tartuffe to be a very worthy man and that she would love to be his wife. As the reader I find this to be very problematic because we already know how deceitful Tartuffe is. Dorine the comical maid points out to Orgon that Tartuffe has no property and no social alliances‚ and that if his daughter is to marry Tartuffe against her will she is sure to be unfaithful. Mariane could have easily stood up for herself

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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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    Written in the 17th century‚ Moliere’s Tartuffe‚ or L’imposteur (The Imposter)‚ is highly regarded as his most famous theatrical comedy. Moliere’s piece changes the terms of the debate by disputing beliefs and knowledge regarding the conflict between the believer and the hypocrite. Tartuffe was immensely controversial through the indirect attack on political standpoints‚ religion‚ and hypocrisy. Because Moliere’s Tartuffe was quite offensive‚ it was banned from public performances in 1664. Threats

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    Molière ’s "Tartuffe" and Voltaire ’s "Candide" the themes of appearance vs. reality can be found. I will be discussing this theme which is both obvious and subtle depending on the author. I will be discussing the theme of appearance vs. reality. In "Tartuffe"‚ the character "Tartuffe" is touted as a holy zealous man that is supposed to be pious. Tartuffe is actually a master con-artist who gains entrée into the household of Orgon by portraying himself as a holy man. Throughout the play Tartuffe first

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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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    Wood Humn 301-01 Foundations of Modern World June 6‚ 2013 Moliere’s Tartuffe Moliere’s Portrayal of Religion and Religiosity Moliere’s Tartuffe is about a man named Tartuffe who is a beggar and holy man that was recently taken in by a Christian man named‚ Orgon. Tartuffe has Orgon fooled‚ but the entire rest of Orgon’s family sees Tartuffe as a hypocritical‚ self-righteous con artist. Orgon becomes obsessed with Tartuffe and would rather talk and hear about him than his own sick wife. Even

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    Tartuffe was written by Molière in France in the 19th century‚ during the reign of King Louis XIV. In the play a religious fraud‚ Tartuffe‚ befriends Orgon‚ a rich merchant‚ and  persuades him to stay at his house. During this stay‚ Tartuffe masquerades as a priest‚ appearing to be devout and committed to the church. During this time‚ he nearly manages to trick Orgon into letting him marry his daughter‚ Mariane‚ seduce his wife‚ and imprison Orgon. Pikes Peak Community College (PPCC) Theatre Department’s

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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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