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TartuffeMorals and Ethics

nception of ethical truth is completely avoidable. Tartuffe promoted the lifestyle of an everyday noun. But, he lived the lifestyle of a blatant hypocrite. Regardless of the amount of agony he imposed, he was still able to disregard every ethical rule. He saw what he wanted and went after it full force, despite all consequences. The man obviously lacked any sort of morality. I believe he acted this way because of whom he was inside. Tartuffe was a very intelligent man. He devised many plans and conjured up numerous fabrications to implement each of his schemes. Now, any man or woman who had the slightest amount of moral integrity would surely feel some remorse. Tartuffe on the other hand didn’t. He executed each of his plans without the slightest amount of compunction. Now ask yourself this, why didn’t he ever repent any of his sins? Well, because he was born lacking the “morality gene.” Just as people are born without a mean bone in their body Tartuffe was born lacking any sense of ethical understanding. “How dare you even hinder or annoy, When I've the means to ruin and destroy. You should have thought before my toes you trod. Attacking me, you set yourself 'gainst God.” Tartuffe being the fraudulent monster that he is stated the previous quote. During the whole of the play Tartuffe bounced back and forth between the word of the lord and blatant hypocrisy. The previous quote justifies his unstable perception of right and wrong. “...this house belongs to me, I’ll have you know, And I shall show you that you can’t hurt me By this contemptible conspiracy, That those who cross me know not what they do, And that I’ve means to expose and punish you, Avenge offended Heaven, and make you grieve That ever you dared order me to leave.” Ironically enough even after being exposed for fraud he reverts to his religious asceticism using references to “offending heaven.” H...

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