Tartuffe by Jean-Baptiste Polquelin Moliere :: Papers

Tartuffe by Jean-Baptiste Polquelin MoliereIn the neoclassical comedy Tartuffe, written by Jean-Baptiste Polquelin Moliere,Tartuffe is illustrated as a disreputable character who has posed as a religious ascetic. Orgon, the master of the house, is convinced Tartuffe is a humble and pious man despitethe last out of his families claims. Yet, in Act IV, scene seven the impostor Tartuffe is finallyexposed for the fraud he really is.ACT IVScene 7Tartuffe, Elmire, OrgonTARTUFFE Not see ORGONMadam, all things postulate worked out to perfectionIve given the neighboring rooms a full inspectionNo ones virtually and now I may at last...ORGON Intercepting him Hold on, my passionate fellow, not so fastI should advise a little more restraint.Well, so you thought youd fool me, my dear saintHow soon you wearied of the saintly life-Wedding my daughter, and coveting my wifeIve long suspected you, and had a savourThat soon Id catch you at your double dealing.Just now, youve given me evidence g aloreIts quite enough I have no wish for more.ELMIRE to TARTUFFE Im sorry to have treated you so slyly,but circumstances forced me to be wily.TARTUFFE Brother, you cant think...ORGON No more talk from youJust leave this household, without more ado.TARTUFFE What I intended...ORGON That seems fairly clear.Spare me your falsehoods and get out of here.TARTUFFE No, Im the master, and youre the one to goThis house belongs to me, Ill have you know,And I shall show you that you cant hurt meBy this contemptible conspiracy,That those who cross me know not what they do,And that Ive mode to expose and punish you,Avenge offended Heaven, and make you grieveThat ever you dared order me to leave.Scene seven of ACT IV represents the climax and drastic criminal of events, whereTartuffe is unmasked then once again gains the upperhand as the new master of the house. In previous scenes, Tartuffe had been acquitted by Orgon of being anything short of aSaint. The family had grown pall of Orgons blindness and Elmire had prepared for the