In Tartuffe‚ a play by Moliere‚ one of the main characters named Orgon brings in a hypocrite named Tartuffe‚ who is the antagonist of the play‚ into his household. Tartuffe pretends to be very religious and Orgon falls for his act. The scene I am selecting consists of Cleante‚ Organs’ brother-in-law‚ trying to convince Orgon of Tartuffe’s deceit . Cleante‚ in a secondary role in the play‚ is actually a strong character who voices reason to stabilize the conflicts of other individuals in the household
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instance‚ Tartuffe attempts to get Orgon arrested‚ but the King reasoned that Tartuffe was the one to get arrested. Ignorance is also avoided through reasoning‚ where Dorine‚ who is Marianes maid‚ seems to be very ignorant‚ presumably because of her low social class. The story however shows that DORINE
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Tartuffe was written by a well-known French playwright named Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière. According to the Eight Plays by Molière‚ “he is the unquestioned champion” in the genre of dramatic comedy (Bishop vii). Tartuffe was first presented in the festival of Versailles as a three-act play. It is about a hypocrite‚ named Tartuffe‚ who poses as a religious and pious man in order to gain trust‚ so he can manipulate people around him. Orgon wants to be closer to God‚ so he accepted Tartuffe into his
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differently. Poirot has a reputation for being tidy and coordinating his house to be “arranged with formal precision” (Christie‚ 75)‚ whereas Holmes’ is described as “one of the most untidy men” (Doyle‚ 585). Another difference between the two men is how social they are. Poirot is exceedingly friendly and can blend himself with all those he encounters‚ whether it be a group of gossiping women‚ the investigating police‚ or highly esteemed clients. In contrast‚ Holmes talks minimally and even criticizes
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In Tartuffe‚ Moliere’s use’s plot to defend and oppose characters that symbolize and ridicule habitual behavior’s that was imposed during the neo-classical time period. His work‚ known as a comedy of manners‚ consists of flat characters‚ with few and similar traits and that always restore some kind of peace in the end. He down plays society as a whole by creating a microseism‚ where everyone in the family has to be obedient‚ respectful‚ and mindful of the head of the home‚ which is played by the
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Daniel Schapira Dev of Western Civ Dr. Patrick Macfarlane 9/21/14 Medea Seminar Question 5 The “barbarian” woman Medea is similar to the Greek male Achilles in the Iliad. In Euripides Medea‚ Medea seeks revenge against Jason after Jason abandons her and their children. Jason abandons his own children in order to remarry with Glauce‚ the daughter of Creon‚ king of Corinth. (Svarlien‚ 14-25) In the Iliad‚ Achilles seeks revenge against Hector after Hector kills Patroclus. (Lombardo 21.105-110) Both
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children‚ and an unstructured disruptive environment. But‚ what if these common stereotypes did not exist and the family was still dysfunctional? In the literary writings Tartuffe and The Death of Ivan Ilyich‚ we will explore the different family dynamics and how being dysfunctional plays a part in their lives. In Tartuffe‚ the matriarch of the family is Madame Pernelle‚ and she does not hold her tongue when speaking her mind to her family. As she so states‚“ You‚ boy‚ grow more foolish every
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In Molière’s play Tartuffe‚ Orgon takes in a man he sees as a good Christian man‚ Tartuffe. This man hits on Elmire‚ Orgon’s wife‚ behind Orgon’s back and his loyalty and true character start to show. Orgon’s son‚ Damis witnesses the betrayal and tries to expose Tartuffe for the fraud he is‚ but instead Orgon banishes him for treason. The voice of reasoning in this situation is Cleante‚ Orgon’s brother. In Act IX‚ Scene 1 Cleante is questioning Tartuffe’s true motives regarding Orgon’s banishing
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In the eyes of many he is the greatest detective of all time. Sherlock Holmes is known as the man to go to when you need a crime solved. He is clever‚ swift and can ultimately do it all. However‚ there are countless different versions of the Sherlock Holmes’ character that appear across various adaptations. For example‚ the original Sherlock Holmes short stories written by Conan Doyle and the modern TV series Sherlock created by Steven Moffat and Mark Gatiss. Though perceived differently‚ Sherlock
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have not seen the Egyptian’s artwork‚ but they’ve read “The Black Cat” there are many similarities and differences. They are similar in ways that people don’t understand until they read an essay or story about both items. The paintings of the Egyptian’s are about a black cat. The story of “The Black Cat” is similar to the Egyptians paintings because they both describe how well the cat’s get treated. The narrator loved his cat Pluto from the short story and the Egyptians loved their cat. They even
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