Abstract
Both Voltaire and Moliere concentrated on expanding the period of Enlightenment with the exploration of the human soul through growth and change in literature. The philosophers of the Age of Reason (the Enlightenment) believed that each person has a rational will, which makes it possible to make and carry out plans. Animals, they declared, are slaves of their emotions. When an animal is afraid of something, it tries to escape. When an animal is angry, it fights. However, people can figure out the best course of action when they are afraid, angry, or in trouble. In addition, people can make themselves do the right thing, instead of doing only what may seem easier or more appealing. Both Voltaire and Moliere promoted these concepts and employed them directly within their respective works "Candide" and "Tartuffe". It is the purpose of this paper to examine the primary characters of "Candide" and Orgon separately and together to form a larger concept of who they were and what they represented in their stories.

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This paper presents an examination of the three main characters in Moliere's play "Tartuffe", and how they reflect the traits of one another. It also looks at the dramatic technique of foiling.

From the Paper
"Tartuffe works as a complex examination of the hypocritical human condition specifically because of the relationships between the characters in the play. In examining the relationships between these main characters and how these relationships serve the writers greater purpose we can begin to understand the meaning of the play in greater depth. For instance it is apparent that Tartuffe Cleante and Orgon have many similarities between them as characters. At the same time however the differences between them are almost startling ..."

Tags:tartuffe, moliere, cleante orgon, foil character

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"Tartuffe" narrates the story of how a scoundrel and a hypocrite disguises himself as a pious man of religion. By affecting religious behavior, Tartuffe charms his way into the house and the favors of Orgon, a local rich man. Orgon is unfortunately unable to see through Tartuffe's duplicity, and in the process, almost loses all his possessions to the scoundrel Tartuffe. Only the fortuitous intervention of the king saves Orgon's family from the machinations of the unscrupulous Tartuffe. This paper argues that "Tartuffe" is best read as a satire against the hypocrisy of political and religious authority figures of Moliere's day.

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"The satire contained in this play made its author a target of 17th century religious authorities. After all, the main audience of this play was the Parisian elite in the late 17th century. This audience would have understood that Tartuffe had an underlying critique of both bad kingship and lying religious leaders (Baker, "Tartuffe as political parable"). The authority figures evidently understood this as well. When Moliere died, he was originally denied burial on consecrated ground. Only through the intervention of the king swayed the Archbishop of Paris's mind, smoothing the playwright's burial in holy ground (Bloom, "Chronology," p. 208)."

Tags:satire, religious, france, orgon

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This is an argumentative paper regarding the play "Tartuffe" written by Jean-Paul Moliere. The author has taken a unique stance equating the family, and their relationships to the military and its chain of command in the play. The author concentrates on how Orgon, the father in the play, failed as a commanding chief and father.

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"When Jean-Baptiste Moli're decided to write the play Tartuffe, he knew full well that this play would contain a story of religious hypocrisy that would be very controversial. But to make his point more clear Moli're was not attacking religion itself, but rather the hypocrites within it. In this same manner Moli're made a very strong statement about the structure of the family in his time. Moli're used the platform of a comedic play about religious hypocrisy to show a common fault of the family structure, a structure not all unlike that of the ranks in the military. He illustrates a conventional dissension among the very ranks of the family structure. He demonstrates how Orgon, the father, fails in his responsibilities as the commanding officer of his own unit/family. But before one can unquestionably state that Orgon failed, a good example of a commanding officer must be given."

Tags:century, orgon, seventeenth, father, family, commander, military, duty, deceit

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This paper examines the theme that reason, not emotion or faith, should determine how a person makes decisions. The writer uses examples from Moliere's "Tartuffe" to expand on this concept. It focuses on the characters Cleante, Damis, and the King and portrays them as reasonable people.

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"During the enlightenment, people began questioning "nature, humanity, and society"(Davis 11). One of the people who publicly questioned these things was Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Moliere. In his play Tartuffe, the male head of the household Orgon, welcomes Tartuffe, who is allegedly a highly religious man, into his home. However, Tartuffe ends up being a fraud. Orgon is at first oblivious to Tartuffe's faults until he almost loses his estate to Tartuffe. Moliere presents the idea that rather than emotion or faith, reason should govern a person's choices."

Tags:englightenment, moliere, reason, tartuffe

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This paper summarizes and reviews the comedy "Tartuffe", a play by Moliere. A description of the character Tartuffe is provided and the author explains how Tartuffe posed as a religious man and attempted to swindle Orgon of his possessions and his daughter's hand in marriage. The paper comments on Moliere's technique of leading the audience slowly into the full realization of the effect Tartuffe has had on those around him by setting up a systematic example of the dangers of religious zealotry and the hypocrisy of those who would worship publicly for the benefit of being seen as a pious worshipper.

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"Moliere's Tartuffe is the story of a charlatan named Tartuffe who convinces a man that he is a holy and pious person who can guide him to heavenly reward. Orgon, the man so convinced, invites Tartuffe into his home to live as a guest. He offers Tartuffe the choicest portions of food and the best comforts he has to offer. Orgon's son Damis, his daughter Mariane, and his brother-in-law Cleante see Tartuffe for the fraud he is, and each tries to convince Orgon of the truth. Orgon, however, will not be persuaded until it is too late in the story when he has disowned Damis, and adopted Tartuffe as his heir, granting him deed to the family home where the story takes place."

Tags:play, religion, hypocrisy, review

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This paper discusses and critiques a passage from Moliere's play "Tartuffe". It shows how Moliere used his play to attack religious hypocrisy. The paper looks at the character of Orgon and the time period of the play.

Tags:drama, Tartuffe, Moliere

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This paper explains that satire is a device that writers utilize to comment of the state of the human condition. The author points out that the character Orgon, in Jean Baptiste Moliere's play Tartuffe, illustrates man's gullibility; Swift, in his essay "A Modest Proposal", emphasizes how man has become insensitive to his fellow man by proposing a logical argument and Voltaire in "Candide" demonstrates the folly of philosophy. The paper states that each author shows how the readers can learn from their behavior if they stop being serious long enough to lighten up and learn to laugh.

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"In Voltaire's "Candide", Pangloss becomes the object of satire. He represents the so-called educated individuals that hold themselves in higher regard than everyone else. We are expected to believe that he is a high-minded philosopher. However, as we learn more about him and listen to what he has to say, we have to question just how intelligent he actually is. In fact, he does not seem to have any sense at all. We find out that he has contracted syphilis and through his dialogue, he traces this disease all the way back to Columbus' voyage. The absurdity does not stop there."

Tags:device, commentary, insensitive, laugh, philosophy

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This paper explains that, in "The Rape of the Lock", Pope satirizes the human condition, and, in "Tartuffe", Moli're satirizes the religious. The author points out that Pope's "The Rape of the Lock", written in the traditional the heroic couplet form, is considered one of best illustrations of what is termed a mock-epic poem. The paper relates that, in "Tartuffe", Moli're also uses satire to comment on society; through the exaggerated characters of Tartuffe and Orgon, he exposes religion and gullibility.

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"Pope also takes a shot at male mentality. For instance, men are depicted as shallow as women are. The Baron devises new "strategems" (3:120) to achieve his own ends. After he successfully attains the lock of hair, he exclaims, "The glorious prize is mine!" (3:162) This scene reveals the lack of character of men who seek only to achieve a prize."

Tags:human, religious, mock-epic, couplet, poem

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This essay will discuss the play "Tartuffe" by Moliere and seek to describe the text that defines this comedy about aristocratic life in seventeenth century France. This essay will reveal the motivations of Oregon to be in power over everything, as he is preoccupied with control and unwilling to assume responsibility of action, which he takes to get it. By revealing the nature of Orgon's behavior in this play, we can see how he is desperately afraid of insult in his society. 3