xion saying, Forgive themFather for they know not what they do. Yet, the deeper meaning is quite different.Jesuss statement was plea for forgiveness of the Roman people while Tartuffesstatement is trying to portray how powerful he is by his bid for revenge.Tartuffe has exploited Orgons flaws and now holds the familys fate in his hands. Reality has finally confronted Orgon's idealism and he fears the villain will make publicthe contents of the box as well as remove them from their home. As a result of Organs fanatic devotion to the scheming Tartuffe he faces these horrible terms. Orgons eyes areopened a little too late, for he has already assigned all he owns to Tartuffe. Then Tartuffetaking vengeance reports to the authorities that Orgon possesses a strongbox containingthe papers of an exiled friend Argas, Tartuffe contrives to have his former host arrested.But luckily by order of the King, the arresting officer apprehends Tartuffe instead, and theimpostor is hauled off to prison for his treacherous behavior toward his well-meaning iftoo-credulous host. The play ends with the family intact, Damis reconciles with his father,and the wedding of Mariane and Valere is announced....
