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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 we get from all the characters in the play to Tartuffe, the most sarcastic, phony character, is to help the readers understand that a lot of people can not be trusted in this world and will take advantage of you if you give into these individuals, like Tartuffe. The play really makes the brilliant idea of “balance no matter what” stand out even when you have the most confidence, it can lead you to a crazy mess of conclusions and even the worst actions possible. …show more content…
Organ does not notice the foolishness of the limitations that Tartuffe decides to put on his family. For the most part, he is a sensible and reasonable man. Organ turns out to be super fascinated of Tartuffes different ways and actually turns out to jeopardize his family, riches, societal position, and he even gets the the point where he loses faith in his own confidence in his religion all to impress Tartuffe. Moliere obviously comprehended the risks of false

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