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Tartuffe Characters

M. Loyal & Police Officer

Orgon

  • Men who arrest Tartuffe and tell him his charges.
  • Puts the family at ease and rewards their stuff back to them, no questions asked.
  • Patriarchal head of the family.
  • It has been said that he was married once before.
  • Husband to Elmire, Son to Madame Pernelle, Father of Damis and Mariane.
  • Easily deceived [the apply doesn't fall far from the tree] and gives everything away to Tartuffe after banishing his son, Damis.
  • There is talk that he has treasonous documents in his possession but this is never really explored in detail.

Elmire

Damis

Damis

Tartuffe

  • Orgon's son by his first marriage.
  • Younger brother to Mariane.
  • Hotheaded, reminds me of Hotspur.
  • Banished by his father when he accuses Tartuffe of greed and hypocrisy.
  • Returns after banishment to help Father when Tartuffe shows his true colors and when some questionable documents are revealed.

Orgon

  • Hypocritical priest.
  • Loves material greed.
  • Meets Orgon in a church while pretending to throw his entire soul to God.
  • Loves Elmire, or at least her body.
  • Orgon's family is not his first rodeo.

Madame Pernelle

Cléante

  • Older woman, stuck in her traditional ways.
  • Mother of Orgon.
  • Very controlling, whiny, and judgemental she reminds me of Mrs. Bennet.
  • Not very thankful for her servants.
  • Complete disregard of anyone but herself and her son.

Pernelle

Dorine

  • Elmire's brother and Orgon's brother-in-law.
  • The only one, besides Dorine, that has common sense.
  • Tries to calmly talk to Orgon to get him to see the truth.
  • Does not live with the family so I would consider him to be a third-party character.
  • Lady's maid to Mariane.
  • Doesn't have a filter, she will say anything that is on her mind, and is usually right.
  • Brings Valère and Mariane back together while they are fighting.
  • By far, my favorite character along with Elmire.

Valère

Flipote

  • Young lord.
  • Promised to Mariane.
  • Helps reveal Tartuffe to the Royal Courts.
  • Too stubborn to admit he is wrong when accussing Mariane of "playing him."

Mariane

Elmire

Elmire

  • Orgon's daughter by his first marriage.
  • Older sister to Damis.
  • First promised to Valère and later to Tartuffe.
  • Cannot fend for herself at all! She leans on her lady's maid to fix all of her problems, while she laments her ill-fortune.
  • Too stubborn to admit she is wrong when Valère is wrongly accusing her.
  • Servant to Madame Pernelle.
  • Falls asleep and gets slapped as punishment.
  • Over-worked and [in my own opinion] doesn't get paid enough for her job.

Mariane

  • Second wife to Orgon.
  • Stepmother to Damis and Mariane.
  • Practical, yet extravagant woman
  • She tries her best to protect her stepchildren, especially Damis.
  • Very sarcastic.
  • Open to new trends.
  • Supportive of her husband until he banishes Damis
  • The one that shows Orgon the error of his judgement.
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