Examples Of Deception In Tartuffe

Survival can have many different meanings depending on the circumstance at hand. Surviving the first year of college, surviving social expectations, or surviving a car crash are all examples of obstacles that one could face. Of course, survival has many levels that are ranked from a miniscule amount of importance or a decision that could determine life or death. My argument is mainly about superficial survival that has a temporary meaning to everyday life. Most people yearn for acceptance of any kind, whether it be from parents, peers, or even themselves. Acceptance can be examined, through the reputation that one upholds or how well someone fits into their social environment. One example of survival mechanisms based off of social survival

Tartuffe is an exquisite example for manipulation. He makes himself out out to be very righteous and disguises himself with piety and morality, however, he is the master of deception. Since, he was cconsidered a very worthy man, Orgon, the king at this time began to treasure Tartuffe and think of him as his own son.Tartuffe uses the manipulation of emotions mechanism to gain trust from Orgon in order to benefit from his wealth and generousity. However, when Tartuffe was called out for being a liar he responds by pleading to Orgon, “ Dear Son, do treat me as a perfidious / Infamous, lost, a murderer, a thief, / Speak on, because my sins, beyond belief, / Can bring this shameful sinner to his knees, / In humble paltry effort to appease.” Tartuffe tries to drag Orgon’s attention away from the accusations made by apologizing for unspecified sins. He acts as if he is trying to repent for all of his sins he has ever committed and he feels like Orgon should treat him as if he was a naive and lost criminal with no guidance. This provides evidence that Tartuffe manipulated how people saw him in order to become socially accepted and get some sort of selfish benefits. It can be assumed that Tartuffe thought it was necessary to perform with a competitive incentive in order to be successful in his life and have certain connections. In an article about the

Many people use this tactic in order to convince themselves that they are correct in their actions or intentions. During an article about demanding self confidence it talks about the importance of performing for oneself by saying, “ A second explanation may be that believing in oneself to be of high ability or morality makes it easier to convince others (rightly or wrongly) that one does have such qualities.” This example can be seen in both of the previous examples. In Tartuffe’s case, to lie most convincingly one must believe their own lies. If he was not able to comprehend and fool himself that he was as righteous as he said he was, then he would have not been able to convince others. For him to survive his internal struggles of not being enough, he had to lie to himself and boost his internal moral. Also, being more confident in his abilities made it possible for him to become more willing about jeopardizing all of his respect from his hierarchies and peers. As well as Tartuffe, Frederick Douglass needed his people to respect him and have a high opinion about him. Mr. Douglass kept his head high during tough times in order for his people to be influenced by his positive demeanor. Without his ability to aid what the people needed at the time they would have no hope in every being free. With that, many people have to conform to