the misanthrope tartuffe and other plays molière

On the other hand, The Misanthrope revolves around a love conflict in which several suitors are up to win Celimene, a certain beautiful lady. More so, he even embarks on forcefully making other family members to follow suit failure to which he threatens to break his daughter’s engagement and force her to marry Tartuffe, a man who is secretly making advances toward his wife. He wholly trusts Tartuffe and follows whatever he says. He is presented as a dupe who is easily manipulated to trust Tartuffe beyond any doubt although other members of his family apart from his mother are aware of Tartuffe’s witty and cunning character.

Tartuffe revolves around a family structural setting which is centered on Orgon and his actions has the head of the family. The social settings of the two plays are different from one another. Thus, they both carry a moral lesson to be passed over to the society. The writers have developed their plot in such a way that they either ridicule certain vices in society or advocate for certain attributes. One thing that stands about the comedy in these plays is that they are not intended to invoke laughter alone. The plays take different social settings hence their characters are developed to bring out comedy depending on the setting.

The misanthrope tartuffe and other plays molière