KIN 100 1st Edition Lecture 19Video Watched: Tartuffe (Comme dell ‘Arte)CharactersMarianne & Valere= 2 lovers stock charactersDorine- Says “Well known lovers are quite mad.” - She is the “Zanni” stock charactersOrgon- His first wife died- Marianne’s Father- Wants Tartuffe to marry his daughter- Wants his daughter to break off her engagement with Valere- Says Tartuffe is “letting his desires run rapid” after Elmire proves Tartuffe is a hypocriteElmire- Orgon’s second wife- Tartuffe wants to have an affair with her, she declines- Tries to expose Tartuffe (succeeds)- Apologizes to Orgon for the manner in which she had to persuade Tartuffe in order for Orgon to see he was a hypocrite- Tells Tartuffe “Voice gives the kind of ‘No’ which promises everything” in order to persuade Tartuffe that when she declined his offer of affair she didn’t really mean itTartuffe- Says “You asked to meet me in this room” To make fun of the French Academy rules of the play which state all action must be performed in one place- Says “Sinning in silence is no sin at all”- Tell Elmire that Orgon “Is very easy to manipulate”These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.During Neoclassicism in France, the theatre shifts from being for all classes to being only for the
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