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Jean-Paul Moliere's Play, "Tartuffe", 2002.
A look at the main character in Jean-Paul Moliere's play "Tartuffe".
1,025 words (approx. 4.1 pages), 1 source, $ 36.95
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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."
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Jean Moliere "Tartuffe", 1997.
Life & career of 17th Cent. French playwright & his satirical social comedies, focusing on "Tartuffe".
2,025 words (approx. 8.1 pages), 14 sources, $ 71.95
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"The purpose of this research is to examine the life and work of the French playwright Moli?re, with special focus on the play Tartuffe. The plan of the research will be to set forth the biographical context in which Moli?re's work emerged, and then to discuss how Moli?re's work reflected the culture in which he lived and how that culture influenced and is reflected by his plays, as well as how his unique style of comedic theatre connected with the social environment of the period.
Among the most significant features of Moli?re's work is that it took place by and large in the milieu of the French court. Born in 1622 into the bourgeois family licensed as upholsterers to the king, Moli?re abandoned a law career to create an acting troupe in 1643, and he spent the next thirty years as an actor-playwright-manager whose company was either under.."
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Moliere's "Tartuffe", 2004.
An analysis of Moliere's play, "Tartuffe", and the notion of hypocrisy in the play.
1,930 words (approx. 7.7 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 61.95
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"Tartuffe" (Hypocrite) became public in the year 1664 for the first time as a three-act play that, when produced, attracted unfavorable denigration from religious factions. This paper discusses the hidden matter or the message of the play in addition to critical analysis from scholarly sources. In the play, one sees hypocrisy of the characters, especially hypocrisy of the main character in the play. However, it is not always clear that what one sees is true, and it is also true that seeing does not always leads to believing. In the play, the writer, Moliere, derided unnecessary godliness that he views as being a true from of hypocrisy; he did not condemn the actions of the pious people, but those who appear to be religious and, thus, are hypocrites.
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"Thus, the hypocrisy that is evidently ridiculed in the play is specifically related to religious hypocrites. In fact, the theme and message of the play is convened to the public by means of satire and comedy in the play. If we go in to the history of the play, the time and the situation when it was written, we come to know that the play was directed most probably at the Company of the Holy reparation. This was a furtive society that was instituted in the year 1627 and the main aims of the society was to oppress unorthodoxy and religious opposition, where other aims concerned with spreading the extreme religious faiths by means of charity as well as other missionary work, in addition to improvement of its well defined standards ethics and morals. In effect, the society was a sort of a representation of a pious police from whom the private lives of the people were no secret."
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"Tartuffe" by Moliere, 2006.
An analysis of the different ways that the play "Tartuffe" may be presented to different audiences.
846 words (approx. 3.4 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 30.95
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The essay discusses the play "Tartuffe" and how it would often play to different parts of the audience based on social differences. It describes how the actors might play to different parts of the theater, for instance, which would not necessarily be indicated by the text and also the way different subject matter is included for different groups in the theater.
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"The foolishness of Orgon contrasts with the deviousness of Tartuffe, and the latter character dominates the play even when not on stage because the other characters all act in response to him and his machinations. Indeed, Tartuffe does not appear physically until the third act, but his presence is felt from the beginning as other characters talk about him, behave as he would have them behave, and show themselves ready to submit their will to his. By the time Tartuffe actually appears, the audience has a strong image of him. This image is not entirely favorable."
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Tartuffe, 2004.
An examination of the social message being portrayed in Jean-Baptiste Poquelin Moliere's play, "Tartuffe".
1,875 words (approx. 7.5 pages), 8 sources, MLA, $ 59.95
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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)."
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"Tartuffe", 2004.
An examination of Moliere's play, "Tartuffe", and the social messages it portrays.
1,372 words (approx. 5.5 pages), 3 sources, MLA, $ 45.95
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This paper looks at Jean Baptiste Moliere's play, "Tartuffe, or the Impostor", and how it is an excellent example of a neo-classical drama because Moliere reinforces traditional neo-classic characteristics while demonstrating comic technique. It explains how Moliere follows neo-classical trends, such as focusing on realism, responsibility, and bending one?s will to conform to social standards. The play implements all of these elements in a delightful neo-classical comedy that proves ignorance and hypocrisy are no respecters of persons or class.
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"Neoclassical artists attempted to ?bridge the disharmony between people and society by demanding that individuals choose between obligation and desire, responsibility and freedom, subordinating personal wishes to social structures? (Barranger 463). Neoclassical dramatists saw their characters as members of society. In addition, the rebellious individual was often portrayed as presumptuous and, in the case of Tartuffe, absurd. While Tartuffe becomes the anti-hero of the play, Orgon is allowed to keep his belongings because of his previous piousness. Both characters represent the height of hypocrisy through their behavior. In addition, Orgon is pivotal in the play because while he is deceived, he deceives as well."
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Satire in Moli?re, Swift and Voltaire, 2005.
This paper discusses the use of satire in Jean Baptiste Moliere's play "Tartuffe", Jonathan Swift's essay "A Modest Proposal" and Francois-Marie Voltaire's "Candide".
775 words (approx. 3.1 pages), 0 sources, $ 27.95
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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."
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Satire of Voltaire and Moliere, 2002.
An analysis of the satire in Voltaire's 'Candide' and in Moliere's 'Tartuffe'.
1,150 words (approx. 4.6 pages), 5 sources, $ 44.95
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This paper is on the topic of satire, and specifically, this paper will focus on Voltaire's 'Candide' and on Moliere's 'Tartuffe' . These are both by French author's of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, and both works critically present the social customs and the values of their age. Specifically, it can be argued that while Voltaire's 'Candide' is concerned with making fun of some of the ideas of the enlightenment (which will be examined), it is the case that Moliere's 'Tartuffe' can largely be seen as a critique of the social customs of the aristocracy or the 'decadence' of the rich or wealthy.
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"Tartuffe", 2002.
An examination of Moliere's play "Tartuffe" and how it was influenced by the French society of the time.
925 words (approx. 3.7 pages), 0 sources, $ 32.95
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This paper discusses the contemporary society from which Moliere?s "Tartuffe" arose during the Age of Reason in 17th century France. This paper explains how under the reign of the Sun King Louis XIV, Parisians promoted Enlightenment values such as rationality, moderation, and order. Social graces, manners and gender roles were also strictly enforced during this period. It examines how Moliere demonstrates all of these Enlightenment values in his play and that the difference between true piety and religious hypocrisy is, of course, the main theme of "Tartuffe".
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"Tartuffe also shuns morality, which was seen as a natural expression of reason during the Enlightenment. Moreover, Enlightenment thinkers believed that reason was the highest expression of the divine. Moliere?s satire does not reject religion, because religion played an important role in Enlightenment France. Instead, reason and religion coexist in the character of Cleante. Cleante not only sees Tartuffe for who he really is and tries to warn his gullible brother of his treachery, but he also advises against the passionate hatred of Tartuffe and the Church once the villain is exposed. Throughout Tartuffe, Cleante remains the levelheaded, reasonable, and wise voice of reason and thus he embodies the enlightened man."
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Tartuffe, 2004.
Discusses and critiques a passage from Moliere's play "Tartuffe".
678 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 23.95
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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.
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"Tartuffe", 2005.
This paper looks at the concepts of reason versus emotion in Moliere's "Tartuffe".
753 words (approx. 3.0 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 26.95
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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."
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Appearance and Reality in "Tartuffe", 2005.
An examination of the theme of hypocrisy in Moliere's "Tartuffe".
675 words (approx. 2.7 pages), 1 source, MLA, $ 23.95
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This paper presents an examination of the theme of hypocrisy in Moliere's play, "Tartuffe". It looks at the conflict between appearance and reality in society, revealed through relationships between the characters.
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"Moliere wrote Tartuffe during the reign of Louis XIV who subsequently banned it from production and read it aloud in his court among respected dignitaries at the same time. Moliere must have had the last laugh at this ironic turn of events as the actions of Louis XIV on this occasion seem to establish the very theme of the play. That is the notion of hypocrisy and by rights the conflict between appearance and reality in society... "
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Tartuffe vs. George W. Bush, 2003.
Compares the title character of Moliere's play "Tartuffe" to President George Bush.
1,494 words (approx. 6.0 pages), 2 sources, MLA, $ 49.95
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This paper explores the similarities and differences between the fictional character of Tartuffe in Moliere's play of the same name, set in 17th century France, and American President George W. Bush. The paper compares their characters as well as the extremes of enthusiastic political beliefs.
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"By comparison, many die-hard Republicans felt, and some probably still do feel, the same way about Bush. During the debacle of the presidential election of 2000, even in the face of overwhelming evidence against the fact, these Republicans refused to acknowledge that, according to the numbers, their candidate was not actually winning the election. Even though Al Gore received over 500,000 votes more than Bush, Bush's supporters pulled every trick in the book to get votes re-counted and to get votes thrown out, just to prove that their man, Bush, was the winner. Obviously, they felt that Bush was the only person for President - that there was no question about this."
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"Tartuffe", 2002.
A review of Moliere's play "Tartuffe" about aristocratic life in seventeenth century France.
650 words (approx. 2.6 pages), 2 sources, $ 26.95
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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
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Voltaire, Moliere and Satire, 2005.
Demonstrates the general qualities of satire and shows how these manifest in two works of French literature - "Candide" (Voltaire) and "Tartuffe" (Moliere).
1,287 words (approx. 5.1 pages), 5 sources, MLA, $ 43.95
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This essay presents an analysis on the topic of satire, focusing on Voltaire's "Candide" and Moliere's "Tartuffe", two works by French authors of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. Both works critically present the social customs and the values of their age. Specifically, the paper argues that while Voltaire's "Candide" is concerned with making fun of some of the ideas of the enlightenment, Moliere's "Tartuffe" can largely be seen as a critique of the social customs of the aristocracy or the 'decadence' of the rich or wealthy, so to speak.
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"As satire demonstrates, humor can be one of the more functional literary devices toward a form of moral or social criticism. By and large, the themes and the narratives which are associated with this genre and style of writing, concern social customs, values or beliefs which are criticized through being satirized."
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