In Moliere's comedy Tartuffe, the central character is not the title character, but Orgon, a reasonably well to do man of Paris who is married to his second wife, Elmire, and has a son, Damis, and a daughter, Mariane, from his first marriage. He's a very gullible man and is blind to see the truth in people. He is the type of person who thinks their opinion is always right. He also has the misfortune of living with his mother, Madame Pernelle. Tartuffe is a religious hypocrite who worms his way into Orgons confidence in order to take him for everything he is worth. Orgon is completely duped, and disinherits his son when Damis tries to prove Tartuffe is fraud. Orgon's eyes are opened a little too late, for he has already assigned all he owns to Tartuffe. When Tartuffe realizes his hypocrisy has been discovered, he promptly turns the family out of the house. Then by reporting to the authorities that Orgon possesses a strongbox containing the papers of an exiled friend, Tartuffe contrives to have his former host arrested. But by order of the King, the arresting officer apprehends Tartuffe instead, and the impostor is hauled off to prison for his treacherous behavior toward his well-meaning, gullible and devoted host. The play ends as Damis is reconciled with his father and the wedding of Mariane and Valere is announced.
             Orgon is a believing, and devoted subject, and Tartuffe, the manipulating hypocrite. Tartuffe plays the role of a man whose greedy actions are cloaked by a mask
             of overwhelming piety, modesty and religious passion. Everyone in the family, except Orogon's mother, knows that Tartuffe is a fake. All of Orgon's relatives try to warn him of Tartuffe's gluttony and the false nature of his pious proclamations. When Dorine tries to tell Orgon about how sick Elmire is, all Orgon can say is "Ah and Tartuffe?" (11; I, 4) He is only concerned with the well bei
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