Pernelle's refusal to believe their family
HYPOCRISY- Tartuffe preaches about a religious life then tries to seduce Elmire
RELIGION- Despite the families disdain for Tartuffe
they still believe in god. It is about the conflict between
what makes somebody religious and what is the right way
to believe in God.
MONEY
All Tartuffe really wants is money, God is just a way of doing that.
Yes, he wants to sleep with Elmire but that would just be a bonus, when he says he loves her he is lying.
FAMILY The characters in this play are tied
together by familial love. If Dorine didn't love
Marianne she wouldn't help her, she would have
obeyed Orgon's law. If Orgon didn't love his wife
he never would have agreed to play along with her trick.
It is also why it is so shocking when Orgon throws out his own flesh and blood, Damis, in favour of Tartuffe.
SEX AND LOVE- the whole play works to try and get Marianne
married to Valere, because they love each other and are the equal and perfect match. Ultimately Elmire has to use
her biggest weapon to do so, sex. Sex is also Tartuffe's
downfall. If you could of resisted Elmire,
he would have got Damis' inheritance and
get away with it. But his lust for Elmire lets him down.
These were our ideas, why not think of some of your own?
These were our ideas, why not think of some of your own?
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