Act,  scene

  1   Ch        |        Orgon~Damis, son of Orgon~Mariane, daughter of Orgon, in love
  2   Ch        |    Tartuffe, a hypocrite~Dorine, Mariane’s maid~M. Loyal, a bailiff~
  3    1,   1   |   Flipotte, her servant; Elmire, Mariane, Cleante, Damis, Dorine~
  4    1,   1   |          but plague and torment.~Mariane~I think ...~Madame Pernelle~
  5    1,   3   |                SCENE III~Elmire, Mariane, Damis, Cleante, Dorine~
  6    2,   1   |                   SCENE I~Orgon, Mariane~Orgon~Now, Mariane.~Mariane~
  7    2,   1   |        Orgon, Mariane~Orgon~Now, Mariane.~Mariane~Yes, father?~Orgon~
  8    2,   1   |      Mariane~Orgon~Now, Mariane.~Mariane~Yes, father?~Orgon~Come;
  9    2,   1   |          I’ll tell you~A secret.~Mariane~Yes ... What are you looking
 10    2,   1   |      There! We’re all right now. Mariane, in you~I’ve always found
 11    2,   1   |          always love you dearly.~Mariane~I’m grateful for your fatherly
 12    2,   1   |          I wish in all respects.~Mariane~To do so is the height of
 13    2,   1   |        What say you of—Tartuffe?~Mariane~Who? I?~Orgon~Yes, you.
 14    2,   1   |       Look to it how you answer.~Mariane~Why! I’ll say of him—anything
 15    2,   2   |                  SCENE II~Orgon, Mariane, Dorine [coming in quietly
 16    2,   2   |         become your husband.~Eh?~Mariane~Eh?~Orgon~What say you?~
 17    2,   2   |          Eh?~Orgon~What say you?~Mariane~Please, what did you say?~
 18    2,   2   |         did you say?~Orgon~What?~Mariane~Surely I mistook you, sir?~
 19    2,   2   |         you, sir?~Orgon~How now?~Mariane~Who is it, father, you would
 20    2,   2   |          choice?~Orgon~Tartuffe.~Mariane~But, father, I protest it
 21    2,   2   |        for you: I’ve settled it.~Mariane~What, father, you would ... ?~
 22    2,   2   |        on your design.~Orgon [to Mariane]~So! I must learn what’s
 23    2,   2(3)|        Dorine is making signs to Mariane to resist his orders; Orgon
 24    2,   2(3)|      behind his shoulder to urge Mariane to resistance: this time
 25    2,   3   |                        SCENE III~Mariane, Dorine~Dorine~Say, have
 26    2,   3   |    oppose it with a single word!~Mariane~What can I do? My father
 27    2,   3   |          ward off such disaster.~Mariane~But what?~Dorine~Tell him
 28    2,   3   |      himself—no one will hinder.~Mariane~A father’s rights are such,
 29    2,   3   |        him, pray, or do you not?~Mariane~Dorine! How can you wrong
 30    2,   3   |       truth you really love him?~Mariane~Dorine, you wrong me greatly
 31    2,   3   |    Dorine~So then, you love him?~Mariane~Yes, devotedly.~Dorine~And
 32    2,   3   |   returns your love, apparently?~Mariane~I think so.~Dorine~And you
 33    2,   3   |      well married to each other?~Mariane~Surely.~Dorine~Then what’
 34    2,   3   |          about this other match?~Mariane~To kill myself, if it is
 35    2,   3   |         folk talk such nonsense.~Mariane~Oh dear, Dorine you get
 36    2,   3   |       out as you do, at a pinch.~Mariane~But what can you expect?—
 37    2,   3   |     worth, if it has no courage?~Mariane~Am I not constant in my
 38    2,   3   |         that your lover’s fault?~Mariane~But shall I publicly refuse
 39    2,   3   |      sure, with him for husband.~Mariane~Oh dear! ...~Dorine~What
 40    2,   3   |          such a handsome fellow!~Mariane~Oh, stop, I beg you; try
 41    2,   3   |       Though if your husband ...~Mariane~Oh, you’ll kill me. Please~
 42    2,   3   |       Dorine~I thank you kindly.~Mariane~Oh! Dorine, I beg you ...~
 43    2,   3   |        marriage must go through.~Mariane~Dear girl!~Dorine~No.~Mariane~
 44    2,   3   |    Mariane~Dear girl!~Dorine~No.~Mariane~If I say I love Valere ...~
 45    2,   3   |         and you shall taste him.~Mariane~You know I’ve always trusted
 46    2,   3   |          my faith! Tartuffified.~Mariane~Well, then, since you’ve
 47    2,   3   |          pity on you, after all.~Mariane~Oh, don’t you see, Dorine,
 48    2,   4   |                 SCENE IV~Valere, Mariane, Dorine~Valere~Madam, a
 49    2,   4   |        out, and very fine it is.~Mariane~What piece of news?~Valere~
 50    2,   4   |          marriage with Tartuffe.~Mariane~’Tis true my father has
 51    2,   4   |    Valere~Your father, madam ...~Mariane~Yes, he’s changed his plans,~
 52    2,   4   |          Valere~What!~Seriously?~Mariane~Yes, he was serious,~And
 53    2,   4   | resolution in the matter,~Madam?~Mariane~I don’t know.~Valere~That’
 54    2,   4   |          answer.~You don’t know?~Mariane~No.~Valere~No?~Mariane~What
 55    2,   4   |           Mariane~No.~Valere~No?~Mariane~What do you advise?~Valere~
 56    2,   4   |         marry him, by all means.~Mariane~That’s your advice?~Valere~
 57    2,   4   |         your advice?~Valere~Yes.~Mariane~Do you mean it?~Valere~Surely.~
 58    2,   4   |       worthy of your acceptance.~Mariane~Oh, very well, sir! I shall
 59    2,   4   |    trouble taking it, I warrant.~Mariane~No more than you did giving
 60    2,   4   |     truly, to oblige you, madam.~Mariane~And I shall take it to oblige
 61    2,   4   |          all deceit~When you ...~Mariane~I beg you, say no more of
 62    2,   4   |       the breaking of your word.~Mariane~Exactly so.~Valere~Of course
 63    2,   4   |          known true love for me.~Mariane~Alas!~You’re free to think
 64    2,   4   |          both my heart and hand.~Mariane~No doubt of it; the love
 65    2,   4   |   leavings, and make up my loss.~Mariane~The loss is not so great;
 66    2,   4   |      scorned, and still in love.~Mariane~In faith, a high and noble
 67    2,   4   |      heart that you had scorned?~Mariane~Oh, no, indeed! For my part,
 68    2,   4   |        Valere~What! You wish it?~Mariane~Yes.~Valere~This is insult
 69    2,   4   |        or two as if to go away.]~Mariane~Oh, very well then.~Valere [
 70    2,   4   |          to this desperate pass.~Mariane~Of course.~Valere [turning
 71    2,   4   |        only follow your example.~Mariane~Yes.~Valere [at the door]~
 72    2,   4   |      shall be punctually obeyed.~Mariane~So much the better.~Valere [
 73    2,   4   |     again]~This is once for all.~Mariane~So be it, then.~Valere [
 74    2,   4   |    reaches it, turns around]~Eh?~Mariane~What?~Valere~You didn’t
 75    2,   4   |       Valere~You didn’t call me?~Mariane~I? You are dreaming.~Valere~
 76    2,   4   |           He walks slowly away.]~Mariane~Farewell, sir.~Dorine~I
 77    2,   4   |           determined.~Dorine~So!~Mariane [aside]~Since my presence
 78    2,   4   |        Valere, and running after Mariane]~Now t’other! Where are
 79    2,   4   |      other! Where are you going?~Mariane~Let me be.~Dorine.~Come
 80    2,   4   |        me be.~Dorine.~Come back.~Mariane~No, no, it isn’t any use.~
 81    2,   4   |         from it.~Dorine [leaving Mariane and running after Valere]~
 82    2,   4   |        Dorine]~What’s your idea?~Mariane [to Dorine]~What can you
 83    2,   4   |       she said to me?~Dorine [to Mariane]~Are you quite mad, to get
 84    2,   4   |        to get in such a passion?~Mariane~Didn’t you see the way he
 85    2,   4   |         you, I vouch for it.~[To Mariane]~And he loves none but you,
 86    2,   4   |       you, I stake my life on’t.~Mariane [to Valere]~Why did you
 87    2,   4   |    advice then, pray?~Valere [to Mariane]~Why ask for my advice on
 88    2,   4   |       hand]~What for?~Dorine [to Mariane]~Now, yours.~Mariane [giving
 89    2,   4   |          to Mariane]~Now, yours.~Mariane [giving Dorine her hand]~
 90    2,   4   |      than you think.~[Valere and Mariane hold each other’s hands
 91    2,   4   |           at last turning toward Mariane]~Come, don’t be so ungracious
 92    2,   4   |         if you didn’t hate him.~[Mariane looks sideways toward Valere,
 93    2,   4   |      these lovers be!~Valere [to Mariane]~But come now, have I not
 94    2,   4   |       saying what would pain me?~Mariane~And are you not yourself
 95    2,   4   |        off this plaguy marriage.~Mariane~Then tell us how to go about
 96    2,   4   |       try all sorts of ways.~[To Mariane]~Your father’s daft;~[To
 97    2,   4   |       This plan is nonsense.~[To Mariane]~You had better humour~His
 98    2,   4   |        too.~Good-bye.~Valere [to Mariane]~Whatever efforts we may
 99    2,   4   |          sure, must rest on you.~Mariane [to Valere]~I cannot answer
100    3,   3   |        break his word.~And marry Mariane to you. Is’t so?~Tartuffe~
101    3,   3   |        The marriage of Valere to Mariane;~That you give up the unjust
102    4,   2   |                 SCENE II~Elmire, Mariane, Cleante, Dorine~Dorine [
103    4,   3   |         SCENE III~Orgon, Elmire, Mariane, Cleante, Dorine~Orgon~So
104    4,   3   |       find you all together.~[To Mariane]~Here is the contract that
105    4,   3   |      know already what it means.~Mariane [on her knees before Orgon]~
106    4,   3   |         firm! no human weakness!~Mariane~I am not jealous of your
107    4,   3   |      down to me.~[To Cleante and Mariane]~And you, withdraw.~
108    5,   3   |          Orgon, Elmire, Cleante, Mariane, Damis, Dorine~Madame Pernelle~
109    5,   4   |         Madame Pernelle, Elmire, Mariane, Cleante, Damis, Dorine,
110    5,   5   |       Pernelle, Elmire, Cleante, Mariane, Damis, Dorine~Orgon~Well,
111    5,   6   |       Pernelle, Elmire, Cleante, Mariane, Damis, Dorine~Valere~’Tis
112    5,   7   |          Orgon, Elmire, Cleante, Mariane, Valere, Damis, Dorine~Tartuffe [
113    5,   7   |    thought~Is but to do my duty.~Mariane~You must claim~Great glory
114    5,   7   |          Elmire~A happy outcome!~Mariane~Who’d have dared to hope
115    5,   8   |         Pernelle, Orgon, Elmire, Mariane, Cleante, Valere, Damis,