Cleante is Orgons brother in law Tartuffe is the imposter that Orgon brought into his home
well, all of the characters can more or less be grouped as "antagonist" (tartuffe, orgon, pernelle) or "protagonist (cleante, DORINE, elmire, damis, mariane+valere, etc). I capitalized Dorine because she is the most outspoken and direct of the protagonists, followed also by cleante, but she was Mariane's voice against orgons plan to marry her to tartuffe, she kept peace between the other characters, and she made a legitimate counter-tartuffe strategy.
"Tartuffe" by Molière is a five-act comedic play that follows the story of a hypocritical and deceitful man named Tartuffe who manipulates a wealthy family, the Orgons, for his own gain. The play explores themes of deception, morality, and societal hypocrisy as Tartuffe's true nature is gradually revealed and the consequences unfold. The climax of the play involves a scheme to expose Tartuffe's deceit and restore order to the family.
Tartuffe - Mechem - was created in 1980.
The duration of Le tartuffe is 2.33 hours.
Tartuffe - film - was created on 1926-01-25.
Le tartuffe was created on 1984-09-05.
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"Tartuffe" by Molière is divided into five acts.
The rising action in Tartuffe involves Orgon's increasing admiration and trust in Tartuffe, leading to conflicts with his family who see through Tartuffe's deceitful nature. This conflict escalates as Tartuffe manipulates Orgon to gain control over the household, resulting in tension and deception among the characters.
The family tries to make Orgon see Tartuffe's hypocrisy.
"Tartuffe" was written by Molière in 1664 during the French Baroque period.