e's plan at this point in the play?
             What do we learn about the character of Damis as scene 1 opens?
             As tartuffe first appears on stage in scene 2, he is speaking of a "hair-shirt" and a "scourge." What is the significance of these statements?
             In scene 3, as Tartuffe attempts to seduce Elmire, what arguments does he make to justify his actions toward her?
             What point is Racine making in having Damis leap from his hiding place, in scene 4, and accuse Tartuffe?
             In scene 6, Tartuffe confesses, yet Orgon does not believe him guilty. How is Tartuffe able to accomplish this?
             Orgon's rash actions in scene 7 can be labeled as comic and tragic. Which is which?
             Scene 1 shows Tartuffe perhaps at his cleverest. Look carefully at his justification for refusing to mend his quarrel with Damis and for accepting the wealth of Orgon.
             In scene 3 what explanation does Orgon give for his failure to believe his own wife when Tartuffe was accused of trying to seduce her.
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