Tatuffe Flashcards
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Moliere
1622-1673 Father upholsterer Received Jesuit edu (free thinking) Studied law Spent 13 years learning theatre Est theatre co in Paris (bro of Louis XIV) @40 married young girl(daughter) Tuberculosis
Enlightenment period
A philosophical movement (France Europe and America) celebrated reason,scientific meth, observable experience.
17th century thinkers: Newton Descartes bacon Locke
Satire
A work that blends a censorious attitude with humor and wit for improving human institutions or humanity.
Indirect satire
Where satire is expressed through narrative. Characters are ridiculed by what they say and do themselves
Dramatic irony
The words or acts of a character may carry a meaning unperceived by the character but understood by the audience
Moliere memorized all the comedies of _____________.
Terrance
Moliere was a __________.
Mime
Moliere had a ___________ that didn’t work well in drama.
Studdar
Armande bejart was
Molieres young wife
He and his wife played in what play
Amolphe and Agnes in the school for wives
To play in a play, he came up with a character who was a
Hypercondriac
Why do actors not wear green?
Bc moliere died the 4th time he acted in a particular play so it’s considered unlucky
How do scenes change?
When someone enters or leaves the stage
Moliere used to write ___________ comedy.
Slapstick
Common targets of molieres plays:
Misers Middle class (rich ppl) Female would be intellectuals Hypochondrias Religious hypocrites and doctors
Themes of Tartuffe
Control
Religious hypocrisy
Reason vs passion
In what act does Tartuffe show up?
Act 3
King Louis XIV is known for
Being the sun king
Symbols of masks:
Mask of deception- Tartuffe
Mask of passivity- dorine resisting
Mask of indifference- Marianne and valiere
Mask of romance- Elmires scheme to show her hubby Tartuffe
Orgon
Central character father
Elmire
Orgons 2nd wife
Damis
Orgons son
Mariane
Orgons daughter
Madame Parnelle
Orgons mother
