A review by sarahrigg
Tartuffe, by Molière by Molière, Molière

4.0

A comedic play in rhymed verse from 1669 by French author Moliere, translated and with introduction by Richard Wilbur. In this story, Orgon, the head of a household, has been taken in by the conman Tartuffe, who plays on Orgon's religious leanings by pretending to be a poor but pious mystic. Tartuffe gets installed in Orgon's household and is even set to be married to Orgon's daughter, and Orgon won't listen to any criticism of his pet holy man until he witnesses with his own eyes Tartuffe flirting with Orgon's wife. I enjoyed reading this but would also like to see it performed.