Molière was writing during the French Renaissance, when major discoveries were made by Galileo and Newton that would become the …

What makes Tartuffe a classic? What do you think makes a play a classic? Why do you think it continues …

After its singular first performance,Tartuffe faced a five-year battle against censorship. Why do you think it was so incendiary? Could …

Translator David Ball used a contemporary lens when adapting Tartuffe and, as a result, the language is clear and approachable …

What are some examples in which in Tartuffe comedy is “kindly and even companionable, in the sense that it brings …

In Tartuffe, by Molière, in relation to Madame Pernelle, what is funny about the first scene? What are some examples …

Tartuffe does not enter until the third act in Tartuffe. How does Moliere establish his hypocrisy beforehand?

Discuss the function of deception and masks in Tartuffe. In Tartuffe which character is usually the audience’s favorite and why? …

First things first. What does “Tartuffe” mean (from Moliere’s Tartuffe)? How is Jean-Baptiste Moliere’s Tartuffe representative of the Enlightenment? Discuss …

In “Tartuffe,” is the character of Cleante realistic to the period and is he an important? More importantly does he …