Reading Response on Tartuffe

Reading Response on Moliere's play Tartuffe (1669)

Moliere's play Tartuffe (1669) is considered one of the representative works of the Enlightenment era, known as the Age of Reason. Moliere uses satire as a literary weapon to expose social issues and corruption during the time. What do you think Moliere satirizes in Tartuffe? Why do Dorine and Cleante call Tartuffe a "fraud"? What does Tartuffe aim to get by being part of Orgon's family? What does Tartuffe represent in this play? Why is Orgon unable to see Tartuffe's false piety and hypocrisy? What causes Orgon's blind belief in Tartuffe? What does Cleante criticize about Orgon? What do you think Moliere is exposing through Tartuffe as well as mocking Orgon who is easily deceived by Tartuffe? Your interpretation and analysis of the play should be logically connected and supported by effective textual examples (at least two direct quotes--one or two lines only). Please be sure to provide your detailed analysis of the play.Reading Response on Moliere's play Tartuffe (1669) 

Length: About 350 words (one long paragraph in double-space) (*Your response does not need to have an intro, body, and conclusion.)

*Note: What I look for is your choice of quotes and insightful analysis of the play - (i.e.) WHY (not How) a character acted the way he/she did. 

*Do not summarize the plot (what happened to the characters) for this reading response. Writing in general about the play without answering the questions in the prompt will get a zero point.

Writing Instruction:

Italicize (no quotation marks) the title of Moliere's play Tartuffe (MLA style) and put the publication year 1669 -(e.g.) Moliere's play Tartuffe (1669).

Do not use expressions, such as "I think," "you see," or "we know" in your analysis.

Please include at least 2 textual examples (direct quotes--one or two lines only). Please do not cite more than 3 lines for each quote (use the ellipsis to remove unimportant parts within the quote).

Use an MLA in-text citation for quotations (put Act #, Scene #, and line # in parentheses) and include the character's name before the quote -(i.e.) Cleante tells Orgon: "These charlatans, I say, whose pilgrim souls/ Proceed, by way of Heaven, toward earthly goals" (1.5.111-112).

Please make sure your analysis of the play is consistent, logically connected, and supported by convincing textual examples (at least two direct quotes).

Please maintain an analytical tone (not what I feel like) in your response.