Tartuffe or the hypocrite. E-book. Formato EPUB - 9782714905093

Tartuffe or the hypocrite. E-book. Formato EPUB. Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite (French: Tartuffe, ou l&#39;Imposteur), first performed in 1664, is one of the most famous theatrical comedies by Moli&egrave;re. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical theatre roles.<br />History<br />As a result of Moli&egrave;re&#39;s play, contemporary French and English both use the word &quot;Tartuffe&quot; to designate a hypocrite who ostensibly and exaggeratedly feigns virtue, especially religious virtue. The play is written entirely in twelve-syllable lines (alexandrines) of rhyming couplets - 1,962 lines in all.<br />Plot<br />Orgon&#39;s family is up in arms because Orgon and his mother have fallen under the influence of Tartuffe, a pious fraud (and a vagrant prior to Orgon&#39;s help). Tartuffe pretends to be pious and to speak with divine authority, and Orgon and his mother no longer take any action without first consulting him.<br />Tartuffe&#39;s antics do not fool the rest of the family or their friends; they detest him. Orgon raises the stakes when he announces that he will marry Tartuffe to his daughter Mariane (already engaged to Val&egrave;re). Mariane feels very upset at this news, and the rest of the family realizes how deeply Tartuffe has embedded himself into the family.<br />In an effort to show Orgon how awful Tartuffe really is, the family devises a scheme to trap Tartuffe into confessing to Elmire (Orgon&#39;s wife) his desire for her. As a pious man and a guest, he should have no such feelings for the lady of the house, and the family hopes that after such a confession, Orgon will throw Tartuffe out of the house. Indeed, Tartuffe does try to seduce Elmire, but their interview is interrupted when Orgon&#39;s son Damis, who has been eavesdropping, is no longer able to control his boiling indignation and jumps out of his hiding place to denounce Tartuffe.<br />|Source Wikip&eacute;dia|