in all things. In Tartuffe, he hasused Orgon as an example of how the obsessive need to believe can cause man to be takenin by those who would cloak themselves in, and manipulate with, those beliefs. The play iscomic because Moliere shows how silly Orgon looks when his sincere belief is contrastedwith the truth, which is seen by all but his blind self. In Tartuffe, we have the classic comic scenario of two lovers, Valere and Marianne, trying to get together but being thwarted. However, instead of the villain, Tartuffe thwarting them, it is Orgon who gets in the way. Orgon tries to flatter Tartuffe by offering Marianne to be his wife. The other comic elements such as the unmasking of the villain and the happy ending are also present in Tartuffe. ...
