egrave;re's use of eavesdropping as a plot device.
             Our first encounter with eavesdropping is at the beginning of the second act where Orgon tells his daughter, Mariane, that he plans to have her marry the man of his dreams, Tartuffe. However, before he tells her, he makes sure that there are no eavesdroppers. This scene is noteworthy because it signifies the beginning of the play's crisis, and it should set off alarm bells
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