Tartuffe
Tartuffe's influence on Orgon as pride and radical selfishness, insensitivity, lack of concern for even his own family (opposite of Christian love) Tartuffe as 'evil' aspect of Orgon; house as metaphor for the soul where the devil is invited to dwell Tartuffe as the devil, almost supernatural powers of manipulation, ability to seize upon and exploit the weaknesses of others, labor of 'possession' ("This house belongs to me" 346), elusiveness of his character/identity ("He is a man who a man who . . ." 314) Cleante as voice of reason and virtue, moderation, forgiveness, reconciliation; Cleante and Tartuffe as opposing sides.Flaws in everyone, near-tragedy of self-interest: deception, vanity of Elmire, her cooperation with Tartuffe's deception ("I'll tell my husband nothing of what's occurred" 333), active participation in deception ("I'm sorry to have treated you so slyly" 346) pride and quarreling of Mariane and Valere, love displaced by pride and stubborness (325) pride and spying and violence of Damis (also influence of personal interest in Valere's sister) impudence and deceptiveness of Dorine ("pretend to yield to him" 328) All characters participate in schemes of deception similar to Tartuf
"The reader is inclined at first to identify with the "proposer," in part because Swift has given no reason, at this point, not to. The issue never becomes completely clear. " The reason is an ironically conceived attempt to "find out a fair, cheap, and easy Method" for converting the starving children of Ireland into "sound and useful members of the Commonwealth. This language offers an early indication of the way the author's proposal reduces human beings alternately to statistical entities, to economic commodities, and to animals. " Many writers during the Enlightenment not only questioned Christianity, but also the church in general. " Pope expresses his opinion that man's place in the Universe, is within "Nature's chain. fe's own scheming, series of attempts to catch the deceiver by deception, problem of means and ends, "We serve a Prince to whom all sham is hateful" (355); envy of Tartuffe's position as the favorite and heir of Orgon; all out struggle for power and possessions; ironic truth of Tartuffe's critique of the family member's self-absorbed way of life ("he tells you what you're loath to hear/condemns your sins, points out your moral flaws" 309; "these visits, balls, and parties in which you revel" 310); strongbox as symbol of dark secrets/guilt of the self, power of Tartuffe lies in the possession of the box. Pope begins epistle one by appealing to the reason of his audience. adopted by those who control my destiny" [456]. Although Swift was himself an astute economist, here he draws attention to the incongruity between a ruthless logic and a complexly human social and political reality. It shouldn't have been like this. To reason about those issues which have been kept in secrecy.
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