Answer after reading Act V: 1. Why did Moliere choose to include the actions in Scene 1 – what is …

Answer after reading Act IV: 1. How does Moliere build the suspense in this act? 2. What is Elmire’s plan? …

4. After reading Scenes 6 & 7, what is your opinion of Tartuffe? Are you surprised at the way things …

Answer after reading Act III: 1. What is Tartuffe’s true goal? How does he justify this?? 2. Why does Elmir …

1. Why give a simple serving maid’s character such importance? Why did Moliere not allow another character to accomplish these …

Answer after reading Act II: 1. Why does Orgon insist on his personal choice for the groom? 2. What importance …

What conflict is brewing already? Define the purpose of Dorine’s character –why the long speech in Scene 2? What do …

Answer after reading Act I: 1. How do the rhymed couplets affect the mood of the play? 2. What do …

Answer before reading: 1. What innovations came from the Italians? How did these change the theatre? 2. What influence (if …

  Tartuffe caused quite a scandal back in the day? Does it still retain any shock value? What do you …