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509 reviews for:

Tartuffe

Molière

3.55 AVERAGE

challenging informative reflective tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

c'était sympa mais jme fais chier quoi

I have been Tartuffied, and like poor Mariane, I was also forced into it since I needed to read this for a class. I am not big on 17th century French literature, so I knew it was gonna be rough going.
Thankfully, Tartuffe reads very easily and fast, really fast. Moliere very obviously wanted to teach a lesson here, the constant sermonizing (Cleante I'm looking at you), was not subtle at all, though I suppose not a lot was subtle in this play. The characters are a bit one sided (this ain't Shakespeare), and therefore very easy to understand. And you do laugh, a little snicker escapes here or there.
Overall it's pretty good. The play perfectly complements the zeitgeist of the 1600's, and I suppose I now have a new literary word to call hypocrites...

solid story, lowkey funny
funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Plot
Strong character development: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
funny informative fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

So fun! I had never heard of it before and only read it because of my literature course in Uni. It is actually funny and I laughed out loud multiple times.
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes