Tartuffe is a comedy by Molière, and is one of the most famous French plays of all time. It was first performed in 1664 at the fêtes held at Versailles, and almost immediately censored by the outcry of the dévots, who were very influential in the court of King Louis XIV. While the king had little interest in suppressing the play, he eventually did so because of the dévots. The word dévots referred to those who claimed to be very religious, but as Molière points out in Tartuffe, these same people were often religious hypocrites. They took offense at Molière's play because it targeted them.

Main characters

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• Madame Pernelle, mother of Orgon, fooled by Tartuffe

• Orgon, head of the house and husband of Elmire, fooled by Tartuffe
• Elmire, wife of Orgon; key to revealing Tartuffe's true self
• Damis, son of Orgon, wanting to court 'Valère''s sister
• Mariane, daughter of Orgon, betrothed to Valère
• Valère, fiancé of Mariane
• Cléante, brother-in-law of Orgon
• Tartuffe, falsely pious man who fools Orgon and Mme. Pernelle
• Dorine, servant of Mariane, provides comic relief by way of sarcasm and overstatement
• Monsieur Loyal, bailiff; sergeant at the end of the play
• Un exempt (police officer)
• Flipote, servant of Madame Pernelle
• Lawrence, Tartuffe's servant
• Argas, Friend of Orgon; entrusts Orgon with documents that Tartuffe steals and attempts to use against Orgon (No speaking part in the play)

Setting: Paris, 1660's, house of Orgon

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Lol I blatantly admitted to not reading tartuffe when apparently we were supposed to read it. I was like "I dunno I never read moliere" oops
drewthomsen (Lauren Borkowski) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 20:35:40 -0000
Lol I blatantly admitted to not reading tartuffe when apparently we were supposed to read it. I was like "I dunno I never read moliere" oops
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BeltUpTheatre (BeltUpTheatre) Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:02:02 -0000
The Tartuffe and The Trial are going to The Aberystwyth Arts Centre from 14th - 16th... http://bit.ly/8rPaCX
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