Compare And Contrast Tartuffe Movie Vs Play

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In the stage version of Tartuffe, Tartuffe is a scruffy and bumbling character. The stage play gives him brown hair, a beard, and a moustache, and he wears frilly clothing, and a jacket, with a neck fluff. He also wears a large cross around his neck. The stage play has him move around a lot and is quite animated. His actions were exaggerated and he talked quickly. In the movie adaptation, Tartuffe is messy and incredibly unsettling. He has long, black, and disheveled hair with some stubble on his face, and he also wears a black robe. This Tartuffe wears a small cross with the robe. At the beginning, when he was eating, he did so crudely and like a wild animal. His actions were subdued, except for when he was chasing Elmire, and his face was …show more content…

The two Tartuffe’s have a lot of differences, and this is clear just from their costumes. The stage production has him in attire much closer to all of the other characters, as he wears a jacket with frills around his wrists and he has a neck fluff; meanwhile, the film version has him stand out with all black robes and no neck fluff. The play gives him a comically large cross to wear, while the film adaptation gives him a more realistic cross necklace. The play Tartuffe has an amusing beard and a classically villainous moustache, but the film Tartuffe has long, messy hair with some stubble. These differences in physical appearances hint at how the two Tartuffes will differ in other areas, as the play version makes him very comedic, while the movie version makes him look quite sleazy. The stage production makes Tartuffe appear quite eccentric at certain moments, and his actions are all exaggerated and entertaining. The film Tartuffe, however, has him hunched over and mostly motionless, until he chases Elmire. The film version makes him, and the rest of the characters, act more realistically and less exaggerated like the stage

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