Moliere’s Tartuffe

Discussion over Moliere’s Tartuffe 1)  How does Tartuffe reflect the values and ideas from the Neoclassical period?  Give specific characteristics from the time period and specific examples from the play in your response.  2) What features in Tartuffe are characteristic of works of dramatic literature in the Comedy of Manners genre?  Give specific features of this style and show how the play reflects those features. 3) Tartuffe displays several central ideas and motifs.  Write about how one of the ideas listed below is displayed in Tartuffe.  Share specific characters and scenes in your response.  Pretense Fancy Footwork The Idea of Man and His Mask The Idea of “Seeing” Secrets and Secrecy Social Criticism Power Struggles