Tartuffe Play Analysis

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I went to see the play Tartuffe at the Theatre Aum. The play was very interesting. I really enjoyed it. The costumes were very precise. The backdrop also helped give the play personality. I really enjoyed this play. The play was very interesting. The whole plot of the play was very intriguing. Tartuffe’s character was very hypocritical. At the time he seemed like an expert conman. He tricked the poor Orgon into taking him in and blessing him with Mariane’s hand in marriage. Tartuffe was supposed to be holier than thou and he was supposed to be able to give you salvation. One of my favorite scenes was when Orgon was asking for the Dorine’s advice about Tartuffe. He had asked her to stop talking and giving her opinion because she was getting …show more content…

This argument was because Mariane wouldn’t stand up to her father when she was told she was to marry Tartuffe. Mariane truly loved Valere. Dorine was the only one to stand up to her father and be Mariane’s voice on marrying Tartuffe. Dorine eventually forgave her for not using her voice. She and Mariane devised a plan that would result in the marrying Valere her true love. Mariane didn’t want to marry Tartuffe she thought he was a pig and that he was fake. Cleante and Orgon have a scene that captured my mind. It was very intense. Cleante was clearly trying to warn his brother-in-law about Tartuffe. Cleante knew that he had no good intentions and was trying to get his brother to see the light. He was so taken by Tartuffe that he just couldn’t seem to accept the truth about his dear acquaintance wouldn’t listen and ended up signing over everything to Tartuffe. Cleante gave up trying to talk some since into him and just let him be. Orgon cast away his son Damis. He accused Damis of lying. Damis had been in the wardrobe listening to everything between Tartuffe and Elmire. As always Tartuffe played the victim and cried that he forgave Damis. I found this a very critical point because if he would’ve been caught here. The later eviction situation wouldn’t have happened. Orgon wanted to make Tartuffe feel more at home so he kicked his own son out of his house and told him he was never to come

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