Tartuffe: Difference between revisions
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*Cléante | *Cléante | ||
**Insert Character explanation here.... | |||
*Dorine | *Dorine | ||
**The lady's maid of ____ , very "out of place" constantly interjecting with her opinion and very talkative, not the typical personality for a lady's maid. | |||
*Mariane | *Mariane | ||
** Daughter of Orgon, engaged to Valére, is the subject of controversy when Orgon decides that she is to marry Tartuffe | |||
*Elmire | *Elmire | ||
**Is ultimately the one who brings out Tartuffe's corruptions by flirting with him with Orgon in concealed presence. | |||
*Valére | *Valére | ||
**Engaged to Mariane | |||
*Madame Pernelle | *Madame Pernelle | ||
**"Lady of the House", basically an old grandma who is jealous of the youth of her house and their vivacity. | **"Lady of the House", basically an old grandma who is jealous of the youth of her house and their vivacity. | ||
Revision as of 21:31, 28 January 2006
Background
Themes
Characters
- Tartuffe
- The main antagonist of the play, his role as the hypocrite is concealed until very early on, though suspicion arises during the beginning of the play.
- Orgon
- Could be considered the protagonist, he has been utterly confused into believing that Tartuffe is a saint of some kind.
- Cléante
- Insert Character explanation here....
- Dorine
- The lady's maid of ____ , very "out of place" constantly interjecting with her opinion and very talkative, not the typical personality for a lady's maid.
- Mariane
- Daughter of Orgon, engaged to Valére, is the subject of controversy when Orgon decides that she is to marry Tartuffe
- Elmire
- Is ultimately the one who brings out Tartuffe's corruptions by flirting with him with Orgon in concealed presence.
- Valére
- Engaged to Mariane
- Madame Pernelle
- "Lady of the House", basically an old grandma who is jealous of the youth of her house and their vivacity.