Tartuffe Strengths And Weaknesses

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Orgon, the son of Madame Pernelle and husband of Elmire, was loyal and obsessed over Tartuffe. Tartuffe, the religious hypocrite, was arranged to marry Orgons daughter, Mariane, but he had his eyes on Orgons wife, Elmire, instead. Orgon and Tartuffe pursued life, liberty, and happiness with many strengths and weaknesses and some questionable morals and values.
My first impression of Orgon was that he was heartless and did not care about his family. Dorine tried telling Orgon about how sick Madame Pernelle has been but he could have cared less. Any normal person would have been concerned for their mother but he was more concerned about how Tartuffe was doing. Part one, scene four, was the first time Orgon spoke and I was shocked at his response. …show more content…

His loyalty. Although I believe he is loyal to the wrong person, being loyal is a good quality. If Tartuffe told him to torture and kill his family, he probably would not think twice about it. He was going to jeopardize his daughters’ happiness for this man. Maybe with the outcome of the story, he would be more loyal to the right people, his family. I do not see Tartuffe having many strengths. The only thing that may be considered a strength is his dedication. He was a very religious man, although some actions did not show that. He used his beliefs to manipulate others to get what he …show more content…

If Orgon had a list of priorities, his family should have been first, not Tartuffe. Orgon never considered his daughters feelings when trying to marry her off to Tartuffe. All of his family members tried expressing their feeling about Tartuffe but he let it go through one ear and out the other. Tartuffe’s morals and values goes along with his weakness. Tartuffe trying to make a move on his friends’ wife, shows his true colors. Elmire did play along a little bit but it was to prove a point to Orgon that his friend was not as great of a person as he thought he was. Tartuffe, supposedly a religious man, believes in not judging others so he uses that as an excuse to be forgiven. During part four, scene seven, Orgon confronts Tartuffe about being a

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