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| Alphabetical [« »] vacate 1 vagabond 3 vain 6 valere 71 valet 1 value 1 vanishing 1 | Frequency [« »] 75 if 74 her 72 by 71 valere 70 now 68 m 66 on | Jean-Baptiste Poquelin (alias Molière) Tartuffe Concordances valere |
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1 Ch | daughter of Orgon, in love with Valere~Cleante, brother-inlaw of 2 1, 4| love unites my sister and Valere,~I love his sister too; 3 1, 6| other subject. But you know~Valere has had the promise of your 4 1, 6| Why must you beat about?~Valere has sent me here to settle 5 1, 6| ve given~Your promise to Valere. Now will you keep it?~Orgon~ 6 2, 2| had promised you to young Valere;~But, first, they tell me 7 2, 3| Dorine~Came, talk it out. Valere has asked your hand:~Now 8 2, 3| Mariane~If I say I love Valere ...~Dorine~No, no. Tartuffe’ 9 2, 3| hinder this ... But here’s Valere, your lover.~ 10 2, 4| SCENE IV~Valere, Mariane, Dorine~Valere~ 11 2, 4| Valere, Mariane, Dorine~Valere~Madam, a piece of news—quite 12 2, 4| Mariane~What piece of news?~Valere~Your marriage with Tartuffe.~ 13 2, 4| father has this plan in mind.~Valere~Your father, madam ...~Mariane~ 14 2, 4| but now propose it to me.~Valere~What!~Seriously?~Mariane~ 15 2, 4| openly insisted on the match.~Valere~And what’s your resolution 16 2, 4| Madam?~Mariane~I don’t know.~Valere~That’s a pretty answer.~ 17 2, 4| don’t know?~Mariane~No.~Valere~No?~Mariane~What do you 18 2, 4| Mariane~What do you advise?~Valere~I? My advice is, marry him, 19 2, 4| Mariane~That’s your advice?~Valere~Yes.~Mariane~Do you mean 20 2, 4| Mariane~Do you mean it?~Valere~Surely.~A splendid choice, 21 2, 4| shall take your counsel.~Valere~You’ll find no trouble taking 22 2, 4| did giving it, be sure.~Valere~I gave it, truly, to oblige 23 2, 4| this affair will come to.~Valere~So,~That is your love? And 24 2, 4| given me this good advice.~Valere~Don’t shield yourself with 25 2, 4| word.~Mariane~Exactly so.~Valere~Of course it is; your heart~ 26 2, 4| think so, if you please.~Valere~Yes, yes,~I’m free to think 27 2, 4| high deserts~May win ...~Valere~Good Lord, have done with 28 2, 4| completely for this change.~Valere~I’ll try my best, that you 29 2, 4| high and noble sentiment.~Valere~Yes; and it’s one that all 30 2, 4| That it were done already.~Valere~What! You wish it?~Mariane~ 31 2, 4| You wish it?~Mariane~Yes.~Valere~This is insult heaped on 32 2, 4| Mariane~Oh, very well then.~Valere [turning back]~But remember 33 2, 4| pass.~Mariane~Of course.~Valere [turning back again]~And 34 2, 4| your example.~Mariane~Yes.~Valere [at the door]~Enough; you 35 2, 4| Mariane~So much the better.~Valere [coming back again]~This 36 2, 4| Mariane~So be it, then.~Valere [He goes toward the door, 37 2, 4| around]~Eh?~Mariane~What?~Valere~You didn’t call me?~Mariane~ 38 2, 4| Mariane~I? You are dreaming.~Valere~Very well, I’m gone. Madam, 39 2, 4| could go. Oho, there,~Mister Valere!~[She goes and seizes him 40 2, 4| great show of resistance.]~Valere~What do you want, Dorine?~ 41 2, 4| Dorine?~Dorine~Come here.~Valere~No, no, I’m quite beside 42 2, 4| she wishes.~Dorine~Stop!~Valere~No. You see, I’m fixed, 43 2, 4| him free.~Dorine [leaving Valere, and running after Mariane]~ 44 2, 4| No, no, it isn’t any use.~Valere [aside]~’Tis clear the sight 45 2, 4| Mariane and running after Valere]~Same thing again! Deuce 46 2, 4| the middle of the stage.]~Valere [to Dorine]~What’s your 47 2, 4| you out o’ the scrape.~[To Valere]~Are you quite mad, to quarrel 48 2, 4| to quarrel with her now?~Valere~Didn’t you hear the things 49 2, 4| Fools, both of you.~[To Valere]~She thinks of nothing else~ 50 2, 4| my life on’t.~Mariane [to Valere]~Why did you give me such 51 2, 4| such advice then, pray?~Valere [to Mariane]~Why ask for 52 2, 4| you. Here, your hands.~[To Valere]~Come, yours.~Valere [giving 53 2, 4| To Valere]~Come, yours.~Valere [giving Dorine his hand]~ 54 2, 4| better than you think.~[Valere and Mariane hold each other’ 55 2, 4| looking at each other.]~Valere [at last turning toward 56 2, 4| Mariane looks sideways toward Valere, with just a bit of a smile.]~ 57 2, 4| what fools these lovers be!~Valere [to Mariane]~But come now, 58 2, 4| Your father’s daft;~[To Valere]~This plan is nonsense.~[ 59 2, 4| chattering together.~[To Valere]~You, go at once and set 60 2, 4| our side, too.~Good-bye.~Valere [to Mariane]~Whatever efforts 61 2, 4| rest on you.~Mariane [to Valere]~I cannot answer for my 62 2, 4| s whims;~But no one save Valere shall ever have me.~Valere~ 63 2, 4| Valere shall ever have me.~Valere~You thrill me through with 64 2, 4| with prattling!~Now go.~Valere [starting to go, and coming 65 3, 3| sincerely,~The marriage of Valere to Mariane;~That you give 66 5, 6| SCENE VI~Valere, Orgon, Madame Pernelle, 67 5, 6| Mariane, Damis, Dorine~Valere~’Tis with regret, sir, that 68 5, 6| wicked animal, I’ll own it!~Valere~The least delay may still 69 5, 7| Elmire, Cleante, Mariane, Valere, Damis, Dorine~Tartuffe [ 70 5, 8| Elmire, Mariane, Cleante, Valere, Damis, Dorine~Cleante~Brother, 71 5, 8| wedded happiness reward Valere,~And crown a lover noble