Tartuffe Tartuffe by Monsieur Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Molière is a religious satire that takes place in the home of Orgon, who is one of the main characters and a well-off man in terms of money, at least. The opening lines of the play place the reader in the middle of a family “discussion” about their house guest Tartuffe. However, the discussion is more of a quarrel about Tartuffe’s true character and the two opinions of Tartuffe can be seen immediately in the play as the grandmother, Madam Pernelle is thoroughly convinced that Tartuffe is a pious man while the other family members, excluding her son Orgon, know Tartuffe for the hypocritical tyrant that he is.…
In this piece, Swift uses satire to criticize the Irish and the incompetence of man in dealing with his issues whether they are rich, poor, white, black, English, or Irish. The play Tartuffe by Moliere focuses on religious hypocrisy. Tartuffe is the antagonist and hypocrite who represents the members of the clergy but does not live by the morals they try to preach. For example, in Act 3, Scene 2, Tartuffe shows his hypocrisy when he tells Dorine: “Cover your bust. The flesh is weak; souls are forever damaged by such sights when sinful thoughts begin their evil flights.”…
Moliere 's Tartuffe, and Voltaire 's Candide are each praiseworthy abstract works of the eighteenth century in their own particular rights. Fraud is a sarcastic drama, and Candide a provocative travelog. While each sticks somberly to its type, different similitudes and also differentiating contrasts can be followed among the previously mentioned works. Composed amid the Age of Enlightenment, each of these works mirrors the belief system of the period and subsequently, has different likenesses. Firstly, each of these works commends reason over religion and the hypothesis that man is in charge of his own behavior.…
Tartuffe is defined by his outward displays of religious piety, and through them, he manipulates Orgon into overlooking his family's welfare. One could even understand Orgon's motive as wanting to feel close to God himself. Certainly, Moliere sees the absurdity and danger of such religious hypocrisy. However, through Cleante, the play reveals the significant distinction between hypocrisy and true spirituality. Cleante suggests that a true holy man does not brag about himself or viciously condemn others, is not prideful or showy, and does not aim to curry political or social favor.…
Moliere’s Tartuffe: Society’s portrait of the Enlightenment Era Moliere’s Tartuffe narrates the paradoxical story of a clever impostor who, pretending religious devotion and friendship, enters into the good graces of Orgon, a foolish wealthy bourgeois, and his mother Pernelle, eager to reestablish their family moral rigor against the widespread corruption of morals. Neither his wife Elmire or other family members, including his brother in law Cléante and the maid Dorine, managed to convince Orgon regarding the hypocritical nature of Tartuffe. Furthermore, Orgon donates all his possessions to Tartuffe, to whom also gives in marriage his daughter Mariane, already promised to Valère. After many vicissitudes, though, Elmire gives to her husband…
The waiting room by Lisa Loomer is a fascinating piece of work, three women waiting for doctor’s call . In this waiting room Lisa Loomer explores how society view women beauty through different places and time. One of the women is a Chinese, she came to see a doctor because of her foot, in this period china view of beauty meant small feet. The other women is a British women during this time women wearied very tight dress that made the waste small, she was well educated women and her husband insisted her ovary removed because it was causing her hysteria. The third women is a modern women from united states, through advancement in science in now possible to modify ones body to their specific needs.…
William Shakespeare is a playwright, poet, and actor from Warwickshire, England, and was considered to be one of the greatest writers in the entire history of the English language. Shakespeare was born approximately on April 23, 1564, and died on April 23, 1616. He married a woman named Anne Hathaway, in which he had two children with. He was part owner of the Globe Theatre in London. During his lifetime, he wrote many comedies, and tragedies.…
William Shakespeare was an English national poet, who till this day, is considered the greatest dramatist of all time. Shakespeare wrote plays that captured the complete range of human emotion and conflict. He is very well known for his comedic and tragic plays, both of which could be described as genres that are polar opposites. Although the play Much Ado About Nothing and Othello by William Shakespeare are different stories of different genres and about different classes of people entirely, many similarities can still be found between the two stories. Therefore, the elements of comedy and tragedy may provide distinctions between the plays, while parallel characters and parallel relationships from each story provides profound similarities…
Every performer that was in this production did a very good job of acting. Some of my favorite actors were Tilly Evans and Orucs. Tilly Evans was one of the main characters of the whole production. She was a nerdy 15 year old girl who loved playing video games, specifically, Dungeons and Dragons. Right away in the play she had died and left behind her sister Agnes.…
When producing a play that is considered a classic and has remained popular for centuries, it is easy to fall into the habit of directing it the way that it usually is, without giving much thought to all of the individual elements of it. One of the crucial elements to any production that is all too frequently overlooked in these situations is the feeling that the audience is left with after the end of the play. For Tartuffe in particular, it is convenient to assume that because the play is labeled as a comedy, it will have a happy ending that will leave the audience feeling content. In reality, while the contrived ending that Moliere has written and a direct interpretation of the text in the staging of the play will leave the audience feeling…
The Comedy of Errors is a lesser known Shakespearian tale, of two sets of brothers in a not-so-familiar setting. Two sets of identical twins are separated at birth – Egeon, a merchant, Emilia, his wife, his two twin sons (both named Antipholus), and the two slaves (also twins, both named Dromio) to the merchant’s sons are hit by a tempest and one son and slave stays with the Duke of Ephesus while the other son and slave are with his wife. It is a story of reunion as Antipholus and Dromio of Syracuse – the set of twins at Egeon’s side in Syracuse - set out to reunite with their respective siblings, Antipholus and Dromio of Ephesus. Ultimately, the play itself is an excellent one, bolstered by the exceptional improvisation that I was able to witness, with similar elements of method acting that we have discussed in class.…
Shakespeare’s writing have moral lessons that still presents itself in modern times. One of Shakespeare’s writing, Othello, depicts his ideas that we now learn from. How jealousy can cause all destruction; ruin relationships and trust. Even to set out to get revenge can backfire atrociously. Furthermore the roles in gender, have portrayed women as being passive.…
There are many instances in the play Othello where gender roles become significant. During Shakespeare’s time, men hold the power and women are perceived as weak and powerless. Also, women are expected to be submissive to their man by doing whatever he asks of her and this is very apparent in the play Othello. The role of women in the play, determines the plot and the fate of some of the character’s involved. The way Shakespeare creates these roles in the play, shows his culture’s beliefs of gender and equality during this time period.…
As funny as the play was, there was a lot of serious situations…
The singing, which repeated throughout the play, foreshadowed the vicious murders which was cool. I liked how it did not come out right away with murders, but however with comic relief which did not however continue until the end. But the middle part was pretty funny and the singing was not my favorite…