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*'''Orgon'''
*'''Orgon'''
**Could be considered the protagonist, he has been utterly confused into believing that Tartuffe is a saint of some kind.
**Could be considered the protagonist.  Father of Damis and Mariane.  Husband to Elmire.
*'''Damis'''
*'''Damis'''
**He is the son of Orgon and the stepson to Elmire.  It is he who witnesses Tartuffe's lust for Elmire and tells his accounts to Orgon.
**He is the son of Orgon and the stepson to Elmire.  It is he who witnesses Tartuffe's lust for Elmire and tells his accounts to Orgon.
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*'''Madame Pernelle'''
*'''Madame Pernelle'''
**Orgon's mother. She is the "Lady of the House", basically an old grandma who is jealous of the youth of her house and their vivacity. She also wants attention and for the people in the house to listen to her and her opinions.
**Orgon's mother. She is the "Lady of the House", basically an old grandma who is jealous of the youth of her house and their vivacity. She also wants attention and for the people in the house to listen to her and her opinions.


==Critical Perspectives==
==Critical Perspectives==
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