Tartuffe

Tartuffe was by far the best thing we read this semester. I really enjoyed the play. Many things caught my attention, but none was more evident than the way Dorine behaved. I had never read a play in which the lady’s maid was so outspoken. I enjoyed her character so much that I will probably do my research paper on her. Interesting enough, Dorine was the total opposite of Mariane. I thought about it, …

…can definitely see why the church would be upset with the play. Still, history is full of examples of individuals that take advantage of people through their faith. Something else that caught my attention is the rhyme scheme of the play (A, A; B, B). I can’t imagine how difficult it was to translate the play with the rhymes from French. I wonder how much of the original meaning we lost in the translation.