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Tartuffe
by Molière
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I read this as part of #12PlaysIn12Months and it's another I would not have picked up myself.
I really enjoyed this witty, short read.
Tartuffe has inveigled himself into the heart of Orgon's family, presenting himself as a wise and pious religious man he gains control over Orgon's mind and actions and steers them towards his own selfish gains.
The rest of the family see through Tartuffe but no reasoning on their part can lift the veil from Orgon's eyes and he would rather disinherit and lose the love of his family than admit his error in trusting Tartuffe.
This play is extremely clever in highlighting Tartuffe's machinations and the despair felt by the family. How can Orgon not see how he is being used and manipulated. Any protests the family make fall on deaf ears and are turned against them as examples of their impiety.
To read this is frustrating - you want to smack Orgon's head off a wall and make him see the light! Moliere captures the sense of helplessness felt by the family so well. He manages to paint Orgon as both an idiotic but also sympathetic character.
In today's age of the cult of personality, fake news and gaslighting this read as surprisingly modern.
Ultimately justice prevails and the balance of good sense is restored -perhaps the only unrealistic part of the play. Clever and funny, I really enjoyed this classic of French theatre.
I really enjoyed this witty, short read.
Tartuffe has inveigled himself into the heart of Orgon's family, presenting himself as a wise and pious religious man he gains control over Orgon's mind and actions and steers them towards his own selfish gains.
The rest of the family see through Tartuffe but no reasoning on their part can lift the veil from Orgon's eyes and he would rather disinherit and lose the love of his family than admit his error in trusting Tartuffe.
This play is extremely clever in highlighting Tartuffe's machinations and the despair felt by the family. How can Orgon not see how he is being used and manipulated. Any protests the family make fall on deaf ears and are turned against them as examples of their impiety.
To read this is frustrating - you want to smack Orgon's head off a wall and make him see the light! Moliere captures the sense of helplessness felt by the family so well. He manages to paint Orgon as both an idiotic but also sympathetic character.
In today's age of the cult of personality, fake news and gaslighting this read as surprisingly modern.
Ultimately justice prevails and the balance of good sense is restored -perhaps the only unrealistic part of the play. Clever and funny, I really enjoyed this classic of French theatre.