Tartuffe



  • ACT I
    • SCENE II Cleante, Dorine
1 Referring to the rebellion called La Fronde, during the minority of Louis XIV.
2 Moliere’s note, inserted in the text of all the old editions. It is a curious illustration of the desire for uniformit[...]


  • ACT II
    • SCENE II Orgon, Mariane, Dorine [coming in quietly and standing behind Orgon, so that he does not see her]
3 As given at the Comedie francaise, the action is as follows: While Orgon says, “You must approve of my design,” Dorine[...]


  • ACT III
    • SCENE VII Orgon, Tartuffe
4 Some modern editions have adopted the reading, preserved by tradition as that of the earliest stage version: Heaven, f[...]


  • ACT IV
    • SCENE V Tartuffe, Elmire; Orgon [under the table]
5 Moliere’s note, in the original edition.


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