Meztli Mijes Professor Madrid LALS 101 February 17th‚ 2012 Was Sor Juana de la Cruz an early feminist? Sor Juana de la Cruz lived in a time where woman could not speak their minds. At that time‚ the woman’s role was to serve her father as she grew up‚ marry‚ serve her husband and bear children. The woman was not supposed to read or write or obtain any knowledge about anything. However‚ she chose a different path. I do believe that Sor Juana de la Cruz was an early feminist and it was her decisions
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Tartuffe is a prime example of how trusting someone too much can go wrong. Orgon was initially blinded by the type of person Tartuffe was. In his eyes he could do no wrong; however‚ others were able to see past Tartuffe’s fraudulent character. This story coincides with the famous quote‚ “Fool me once‚ shame on you. Fool me twice‚ shame on me.” When Orgon’s family tries to set Tartuffe up‚ the plan backfires rapidly. Damis‚ Orgon’s son‚ is even kicked out of the house. This scene really sets the stage
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controversial in his extreme religious settings. Tartuffe was written in mid-17th century France‚ a time where the Catholic Church and royalty were the only true deciding factors in creativity presented to the public. Tartuffe presented characters that were outside the norm and created hypocrisy against the church. The only thing that truly saved him was the king who fought for him and protected Molière on more than one occasion. Thorough out Tartuffe‚ Moliere has presented us with characters that
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In Moliere’s comedy Tartuffe‚ The play centers on the family of Orgon‚ a wealthy and impressionable man‚ his central target of ridicule is Orgon. Orgon is Moliere’s character of how man can be so blind in his devotion to a belief that he cannot make a good judgement as to the sincerity of others who would use that belief to deceive him. This play fits into the concept of comedy because all of the elements of comedy are present. It happens that the title character is the villain
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Tartuffe and Hypocrisy In the play Tartuffe‚ Moliere comically portrays how religious hypocrites preyed on innocent individuals of the French society for their own benefits to demonstrate how corrupt a theocratic government can get. Moliere uses common characters to effectively illustrate 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 Tartuffe describes
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In Tartuffe‚ Cléante is characterized by what he says‚ what others say about him‚ and his reaction to others. As shown in the play‚ Cléante is Orgon’s brother-in-law and Elmire’s brother who is very intelligent and outspoken. Throughout the play‚ Cléante speaks his opinions and tries to set the characters on the right path. The author of Tartuffe‚ Moliére‚ portrays Cléante as outspoken‚ wise‚ and peaceful. Moliére reveals Cléante by using the aforementioned methods. One way that Moliére reveals
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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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Enquiries and Replies Week 8 Writing an email replying to an enquiry • Every email that we write should be professional‚ friendly and polite. • We do this by using clear‚ plain English. • When replying to an enquiry‚ make sure that: - we provide all the information that the customer needs - we promote our company and try to win the customer’s business Read the following email and then read Reply A and Reply B: Sample A does not attempt to address the client’s particular needs at all and
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Studies of Religion Stage 6 Syllabus April 2005 Original published version updated: June 2009 – Assessment and Reporting information updated © 2009 Copyright Board of Studies NSW for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales. This document contains Material prepared by the Board of Studies NSW for and on behalf of the State of New South Wales. The Material is protected by Crown copyright. All rights reserved. No part of the Material may be reproduced in
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Moliere’s neoclassic comedy‚ Tartuffe‚ is a prime example of his expertise in the comedic technique. The plot is one that keeps the reader or viewer interested and aware. It begins with Madame Pernell visiting her son’s house and reprimanding all of them but their boarder‚ Tartuffe. She believes Tartuffe is a man of astounding character. The members of the house‚ however‚ disagree and say that Tartuffe is deceitful and a fraud. After Madam Pernell leaves‚ Dorine and Cleante‚ the maid and the brother-in-law
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