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* HiddenDepths: Orgon. During the rebellion of the Fronde he acted bravely in support of the king; also, he had a friend amid the rebels who found it advisable to leave France but dared not carry compromising papers, so Orgon agreed to keep them safely.
Molière doesn't mean to depict Orgon as a bumbling fool, but as an upright, honorable man who falls prey to the impostor - partly because of his excessive temper.
Molière doesn't mean to depict Orgon as a bumbling fool, but as an upright, honorable man who falls prey to the impostor - partly because of his excessive temper.
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* HiddenDepths: Orgon. During the rebellion of the Fronde he acted bravely in support of the king; also, he had a friend amid the rebels who found it advisable to leave France but dared not carry compromising papers, so Orgon agreed to keep them safely.
safely. Molière doesn't didn't mean to depict Orgon as a bumbling fool, but as an upright, honorable man who falls prey to the impostor - -- partly because of his excessive temper.
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* INeedToGoIronMyDog
-->''TARTUFFE: Sir, it is half-past three; certain devotions \\
-->''TARTUFFE: Sir, it is half-past three; certain devotions \\
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* INeedToGoIronMyDog
-->''TARTUFFE:INeedToGoIronMyDog:
-->'''Tartuffe:''' Sir, it is half-past three; certain devotions \\
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-->'''Tartuffe:''' Sir, it is half-past three; certain devotions \\
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For leaving you so soon.''
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For leaving you so soon.''
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%%* TakeThat: Against [[EvilJesuit casuistry]].
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Molière doesn't mean to depict Orgon as a bumbling fool, but as an upright, honorable man who falls prey to the impostor - partly beacuse of his excessive temper.
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Molière doesn't mean to depict Orgon as a bumbling fool, but as an upright, honorable man who falls prey to the impostor - partly beacuse because of his excessive temper.
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* ExactWords: Tartuffe uses that in order to pretend to help Orgon. Since he does hold his exiled friend's compromising papers, royal agents are bound to come and question him; so if he hands them to Tartuffe, he can swear he doesn't have them and not commit perjury…
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* HiddenDepths: Orgon. During the rebellion of the Fronde he acted bravely in support of the king; also, he had a friend amid the rebels who found it advisable to leave France but dared not carry compromising papers, so Orgon agreed to keep them safely.
Molière doesn't mean to depict Orgon as a bumbling fool, but as an upright, honorable man who falls prey to the impostor - partly beacuse of his excessive temper.
Molière doesn't mean to depict Orgon as a bumbling fool, but as an upright, honorable man who falls prey to the impostor - partly beacuse of his excessive temper.
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* ReversePsychology: When Damis catches Tartuffe trying to seduce his stepmother, he denounces the hypocrite to Orgon. Tartuffe turns the tables by declaring that, [[SarcasticConfession yes, he is a liar, a sinful man, a miserable deceiver]] -- which convinces [[WhatAnIdiot Orgon that Damis has slandered his sinless, humble friend]] and causes the old man to turn his son out of the house.
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* ReversePsychology: When Damis catches Tartuffe trying to seduce his stepmother, he denounces the hypocrite to Orgon. Tartuffe turns the tables by declaring that, [[SarcasticConfession yes, he is a liar, a sinful man, a miserable deceiver]] -- which convinces [[WhatAnIdiot Orgon that Damis has slandered his sinless, humble friend]] friend and causes the old man to turn his son out of the house.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Valère proves himself the true romantic hero of the play when he swoops in during the last act to [[spoiler: warn Orgon that he is in legal trouble, and offer to escort him to safety and give him a huge sum of money to guarantee his safety]]. Even though the conflict is resolved without this, the fact that he was willing to act so selflessly despite Orgon's refusal to let him marry Marianne elevates him in the patriarch's eye, and encourages him to agree to the marriage after all.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Valère proves himself the true romantic hero of the play when he swoops in during the last act to [[spoiler: warn Orgon that he is in legal trouble, and offer to escort him to safety away and give him a huge sum of money to guarantee his safety]]. safety in exile]]. Even though the conflict is resolved without this, another way, the fact that he was willing to act so selflessly despite Orgon's refusal to let him marry Marianne elevates him in the patriarch's eye, and encourages him to agree to the marriage after all.
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* BigDamnHeroes: Valère proves himself the true romantic hero of the play when he swoops in during the last act to [[spoiler: warn Orgon that he is in legal trouble, and offer to escort him to safety and give him a huge sum of money to guarantee his safety]]. Even though the conflict is resolved without this, the fact that he was willing to act so selflessly despite Orgon's refusal to let him marry Marianne elevates him in the patriarch's eye, and encourages him to agree to the marriage after all.
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* ThrowTheDogABone: Awful as he becomes towards his family, Orgon is not heartless, and is clearly touched by how distraught Mariane is at the prospect of marrying Tartuffe.
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* GoodStepmother: Elmire is not Damis and Mariane's mother, but she looks out for their interest and happiness all the same.
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* PleasePutSomeClothesOn: Tartuffe says this almost verbatim to Dorine because she is showing too much cleavage (according to him anyway). Dorine riles him on being so easily troubled, and adds that seeing ''him'' naked would not trouble her in the slightest.
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* ReversePsychology: When Damis catches Tartuffe trying to seduce his mother, he denounces the hypocrite to Orgon. Tartuffe turns the tables by declaring that, [[SarcasticConfession yes, he is a liar, a sinful man, a miserable deceiver]] -- which convinces [[WhatAnIdiot Orgon that Damis has slandered his sinless, humble friend]] and causes the old man to turn his son out of the house.
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* ReversePsychology: When Damis catches Tartuffe trying to seduce his mother, stepmother, he denounces the hypocrite to Orgon. Tartuffe turns the tables by declaring that, [[SarcasticConfession yes, he is a liar, a sinful man, a miserable deceiver]] -- which convinces [[WhatAnIdiot Orgon that Damis has slandered his sinless, humble friend]] and causes the old man to turn his son out of the house.
