Did you know that the play Tartuffe was written to mock the hypocrisy of the church during the mid-1600? Tartuffe was scandalous back in the day‚ and there’s a reason why. It exposes the idea of religious hypocrisy. This issue was hard to tackle back then. For this‚ the play was censored by King Louis XIV‚ probably due to the influence of the archbishop of Paris‚ Paul Philippe Hardouin de Beaumont de Péréfixe‚ who was the King’s confessor and had been his tutor. Tartuffe‚ written by the French play
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this play to seek revenge and gain power. He lies‚ manipulates‚ and plots murder. Tartuffe by Moliere‚ on the other hand‚ would be considered realistic. Valere and Mariane are in love‚ but her father wants her to marry someone whom she does not love. “…Say of him‚ then‚ That he’s the very worthiest of men‚ And that you’re fond of him‚ and would rejoice In being his wife‚ if that should be my choice…” Him being Tartuffe. Mariane responds‚ “But‚ Father‚ that’s false‚ you know. Why would you have me say
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102 Professor Berry May 4‚ 2013 Lago‚ A Life of Revenge Lago is a character in the play “Othello” by William Shakespeare. Shakespeare presents Lago as a villain. Lago claims a reputation for honesty‚ yet he creates elaborate lies in order to exploit and manipulate people. But is this a villain? He cares for no one‚ cheating‚ lying and living his whole life just for revenge. Many times throughout the play others refer to Lago as “honest Iago.” Lago’s achievements
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In Tartuffe‚ Elmire character is resourceful and intelligent woman much like Dorine. Elmire is clearly shown to be mentally superior to her husband and becomes frustrated with him‚ of his gullibility concerning with Tartuffe‚ saying bluntly that" Orgons blindness take her breath away" (Moliere). When Orgon refuses to acknowledge that Tartuffe could possibly commit treacherous intentions‚ Elmire takes the initiative and convince her "hard headed" husband to hide while she manipulates Tartuffe into
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application; this review gives a brief insight into the Lagos carnival‚ which I recently engaged in as an active observer. LAGOS CARNIVAL Lagos is dynamic port city in the heart of Nigeria‚ West Africa; evidence affirms her to be the most populous port city in Nigeria and the second faster growing city in Africa In 2010‚ Babatunde Raji Fashola the newly elected governor of Lagos state announced plans to modernise the Fanti carnival‚ one of Lagos oldest cultural and traditional celebrations. The Fanti
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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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While Tartuffe is hilarious play that doesn’t seem to take itself seriously‚ there is various themes we can interpret through this play. Religion is one of most important theme and is the story’s main focus. In a sense‚ Moliere is trying to teach us the difference between a piety fraud and a true Christian through this comedic play. He sees the absurdity and danger of such religious hypocrisy. Throughout the play‚ Tartuffe uses religion as a tool and demonstrated how potent religion can be through
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The British colonial government in Lagos did not have local support to abolish domestic slavery because it would upset and cause conflict with the individuals of power in Lagos. Rather‚ the British used a variety of terms to describe slavery‚ for example “[they] insisted that ‘domestic’ slavery in Africa was ‘benign’ or ‘mild’‚ and that slaves should be regarded as ‘servants‚’ ‘serfs’ or ‘family retainers‚’ rather than downtrodden beasts of burden.” The British feared that upsetting the regional
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Essay #2: Tartuffe’s Extreme Manners and Modes Moliere’s “Tartuffe” highlights modes and manners of various characters throughout the comedy. A character that shows a high extreme between his manners and modes is‚ Tartuffe. Tartuffe has many schemes and sneaky plans to destroy the domestic happiness of Orgon‚ the protagonists if the play. Tartuffe did and said many things in devious ways and was only able to trap Orgon and Madame Pernelle‚ Orgon’s mother‚ into his illusion. Though he did get away
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them altogether." The playwright attempts to educate the world regarding this theme in his play Tartuffe. Each character in Tartuffe reveals a facet of immoderation that Molière wished to discourage. Perhaps the most obvious example of immoderation in the play is Tartuffe himself. This antagonist is a crafty religious fraud who eventually convinces Orgon to turn over everything that he owns to Tartuffe. In addition to greed‚ gluttony and lust manifest themselves in Tartuffe’s actions‚ from eating
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