Conventions And Conventions In Tartuffe

The Stablemaster and Its Comparison to other Literary Works Classic Italian literature within the Renaissance has often included a central idea embodied within a well thought out and biting prank to serve some form of justice or provide entertainment. Also, the common incidence of mimicry in the sixteenth century’s literal works produced large numbers of similar characters, plots, conflicts, and resolutions. The jokes within these literary works often employed the assistance of characters that found themselves encompassed within the prank during their daily lives. These individuals were swayed into aiding the joke by Fortune herself, whether aware of the trick or not. For example, Pietro Aretino’s play, The Stablemaster, was one of the most intriguing, well known, and detail oriented works that focused on the central idea of a prank, carried out to perfection because of the trick’s guidance by Fortune through Aretino’s use of imagery and satire in dialogue.

The role that King Louis XIV plays in Tartuffe, although not a character himself, affects the whole outcome of the play. King Louis XIV was an absolute monarch and was responsible for restoring order in society. The age of reason, 1660-1805, was a time to restore order while finding humor in those who stray away from order. King Louis was responsible for ensuring the safety and order of the country, and we come to learn that his power spreads much further than suspected. By divine right and being an offstage presence, King Louis XIV has the ability to control and assist everyone, whether it is warranted or not.

Many fathers in that day in age, especially those belonging to the upper-class, had arranged marriages for their daughters and Moliere’s blow to planned marriages most likely greatly upset them. For a man to come and tell the public what they are doing or what they have done is seen as a comedy, is rather upsetting and degrading to say the least. During the time period of when Tartuffe was written, planned marriages were prevalent, but mostly only in the upper-class. Women who descended from a wealthy family, was most commonly arranged a marriage in order to sustain wealth and land. When individualism and free thinking came about, women began to urn for true love in a husband.

Tartuffe went through many revisions until it was allowed to be shown. Tartuffe address gender roles and stereotypes with its characters. For example, Dorine states: “But now that they’re no longer what they were she quits a world that is fast quitting her. And wears a veil to conceal her bankrupt beauty and her lost appeal.” This line by Dorine speaks to how women are forgotten about in a sexual way once they reach a certain age in the 17th century.

In the beginning on the play two of Lord Capulet’s servants Gregory and Sampson are in the streets of Verona. The two see the rival

Established within Act Three are Tartuffe’s true motives, which reveals his disgraceful nature and his desires of lust towards Elmire.(Wilbur) Such as, Tartuffe states during scene three, “I thereupon surrendered to your beauty... Love without scandal and, pleasure without fear. ”(Wilbur) This scene holds a significant impact in the play, by confirming that the family’s complaints against Tartuffe have been justified and that Orgon is certainly being manipulated.

He is a religious hypocrite who makes his way into Orgon’s world and then betrays him. Tartuffe is the focus of everyone’s conversation. It is very obvious at the beginning of the play, that Tartuffe has convinced Madame Pernelle and Orgon that he is a religious, holy, faithful, and humble man. We see the irony when Tartuffe and Elmire are alone and he tries to seduce her. It is evident to the reader and audience.

If the reader were to focus solely on hypocrisy involving Tartuffe they would most likely risk missing the effects of his behavior on others. Madame Pernelle, for instance, is one of Tartuffe’s biggest supporters; she defends his name and consistently reassures others that he is the holy man he appears to be. “ May God have mercy on me. You’re all blind. A nobler, kinder man you’ll ever find.”

Tartuffe is a play written by Moliere. When it was first written, it elicit a huge scandal leading to it being banned. It incorporate several themes in a short, comedic play that unmask religious pretense and absurdity. It is one of the greatest play that exposes society problem during that period.

The enlightenment thinkers believed that each person should think for themselves and not believe everything based on religious beliefs. The citizens started to bring into the light the abuse of the clergy. This is evident in Tartuffe. The power of deception is seen throughout the play. Deception is not always bad.

Tartuffe tone is suspicious and gentle. For example, act three scene six Orgon son Damis lets his father know Tartuffe feelings for Elmire, but Tartuffe uses his voice to persuade Orgon and make him think that son is lying. Tartuffe tells Orgon, “No, let him have his say. And don’t accuse him. Don’t send him away.

The Comedy at the first place was not always funny as the term ‘comedy’ regards itself but the play was a genre that showed a happy ending. It was somehow imitations of everyman life or humorous stories about ordinary people. The structure of comedy contained of the ‘prologue’ which was leading the character creates a “happy idea”.

We re-contextualized our play in the 1980s, specifically in a bar in Manhattan, in New York. We chose this setting and time frame due to the fact that normally gentlemen during that time met in those kinds of locations. Additionally, New York was a city which flourished during the 1980s, which also took place in Italy during the 1580s. During that time people were living in the Elizabethan era and the age of Renaissance which were quite prosperous time periods for Italians. The play is related to this context because normally in the 80s, it was normal for men to discuss delicate matters in bars.

The trafficking in and around women’s bodies was a common theme in most of the works we have read for class. In particular, the trafficking of a woman’s body is prevalent in the play, Tartuffe. Tartuffe is about a woman, Mariane, who is being forced to marry a man, Tartuffe, who is only liked by her father, Orgon, and his mother in-law, Madame Pernelle. Furthermore, this is an aristocratic family that typically marries off the daughter to a hegemonic male for the smooth transfer of wealth. Marrying off the daughter for the transfer of money illustrates the great deal of control men had over women.

Throughout Robert Erickson’s article “Lady Wishfort and The Will of the World,” he discusses the plays various characters and how their names and traits effect the conclusion of the story. In addition, Erickson focuses on Lady Wishfort’s “depraved will” and is seemingly obsessed with her character flaws. Erickson expresses a bias opinion against Lady Wishfort, making her out to be the vilest and least reformed character in the play. If readers relied only on the abstract of this article, there would be a great deal of confusion as it expresses the topic as “Attention to Lady Wishfort and Foible; Restoration comedy; Unfulfilled desires of Lady Wishfort” (Erickson n.p.).