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                           TARTUFFE OR THE HYPOCRITE 



           TARTUFFE OR THE 

                     HYPOCRITE 



         by JEAN BAPTISTE POQUELIN MOLIERE 



                          Translated By Curtis Hidden Page 



               INTRODUCTORY NOTE 



    Jean   Baptiste   Poquelin�察  �better   known   by   his   stage   name   of   Moliere�察�

stands   without   a   rival   at   the   head   of   French   comedy。   Born   at   Paris   in 

January�察�1622�察�where his father held a position in the royal household�察�he 

was educated at the Jesuit College de Clermont�察�and for some time studied 

law�察�which   he soon   abandoned for  the stage。  His life  was   spent   in   Paris 

and   in   the   provinces�察  �acting�察  �directing   performances�察  �managing   theaters�察�

and writing plays。 He had his share of applause from the king and from the 

public�察�but the satire in his comedies made him many enemies�察�and he was 

the object of the most venomous attacks and the most impossible slanders。 

Nor did he find much solace at home�察�for he married unfortunately�察�and 

the unhappiness that followed increased the bitterness that public hostility 

had   brought   into   his   life。   On   February   17�察  �1673�察  �while   acting   in   ;La 

Malade     Imaginaire�察─   �the  last  of  his  masterpieces�察  �he  was   seized   with 

illness and died a few hours later。 

    The     first  of  the  greater   works   of   Moliere   was    ;Les   Precieuses 

Ridicules�察─�produced in 1659。 In this brilliant piece Moliere lifted French 

comedy      to  a  new   level  and  gave   it  a  new  purposethe    satirizing   of 

contemporary  manners   and   affectations   by  frank   portrayal   and   criticism。 

In   the   great   plays   that   followed�察   �The   School   for   Husbands;   and   ;The 



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School   for   Wives�察─   �The   Misanthrope;   and   ;The   Hypocrite;   ��Tartuffe���察�

;The     Miser;   and   ;The   Hypochondriac�察─       �The   Learned    Ladies�察─   �The 

Doctor in Spite of Himself�察─ �The Citizen Turned Gentleman�察─�and many 

others�察�he exposed mercilessly one after another the vices and foibles of 

the day。 

    His    characteristic    qualities  are   nowhere     better  exhibited    than   in 

;Tartuffe。;     Compared      with    such    characterization    as   Shakespeare's�察�

Moliere's method of portraying life may seem to be lacking in complexity�察�

but it is precisely the simplicity with which creations like Tartuffe embody 

the   weakness   or   vice   they   represent   that   has   given   them   their   place   as 

universally recognized types of human nature。 



                                 CHARACTERS 



    MADAME          PERNELLE�察       �mother     of  Orgon    ORGON�察      �husband    of 

Elmire    ELMIRE�察      �wife  of  Orgon    DAMIS�察     �son   of  Orgon    MARIANE�察�

daughter     of  Orgon�察  �in  love  with   Valere   CLEANTE�察      �brother´in´law    of 

Orgon TARTUFFE�察�a hypocrite DORINE�察�Mariane's maid M。 LOYAL�察�a 

bailiff A Police Officer FLIPOTTE�察�Madame Pernelle's servant 



    The Scene is at Paris 



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                          ACT I 



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                                      SCENE I 



    MADAME          PERNELLE         and   FLIPOTTE�察      �her  servant�察   �ELMIRE�察�

MARIANE�察�CLEANTE�察�DAMIS�察�DORINE 

       MADAME PERNELLE Come�察�come�察�Flipotte�察�and let me get away。 

    ELMIRE You hurry so�察�I hardly can attend you。 

    MADAME PERNELLE Then don't�察  �my daughter´in law。 Stay  where 

you are。 I can dispense with your polite attentions。 

    ELMIRE We're only paying what is due you�察�mother。 Why must you 

go away in such a hurry�拭�

    MADAME          PERNELLE        Because    I  can't  endure  your   carryings´on�察�

And no one takes the slightest pains to please me。 I leave your house�察�I tell 

you�察 �quite   disgusted�察�You   do   the opposite   of   my  instructions�察�You've   no 

respect     for  anything�察   �each    one    Must    have    his  say�察  �it's  perfect 

pandemonium。 

    DORINE If 。 。 。 

    MADAME   PERNELLE You're   a   servant   wench�察  �my   girl�察  �and   much 

Too   full   of   gab�察  �and   too   impertinent   And   free   with   your   advice   on   all 

occasions。     DAMIS But 。 。 。 

    MADAME   PERNELLE You're   a   fool�察  �my   boyf�察  �o�察  �o�察  �l   Just   spells 

your name。 Let grandma tell you that I've said a hundred times to my poor 

son�察�Your father�察�that you'd never come to good Or give him anything but 

plague and torment。 

    MARIANE I think 。 。 。 

    MADAME          PERNELLE        O   dearie  me�察  �his  little  sister�  �You're  all 

demureness�察�butter wouldn't melt In your mouth�察�one would think to look 

at   you。   Still   waters�察  �though�察  �they  say   。   。   。   you   know   the  proverb�察�And   I 

don't like your doings on the sly。 

    ELMIRE But�察�mother 。 。 。 

    MADAME   PERNELLE   Daughter�察  �by   your   leave�察  �your   conduct   In 

everything is altogether wrong�察�You ought to set a good example for 'em�察�

Their dear departed   mother did much better。 You are   extravagant�察�and it 

offends me�察�To see you always decked out like a princess。 A woman who 

would please her husband's eyes Alone�察�wants no such wealth of fineries。 



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     CLEANTE But�察�madam�察�after all 。 。 。 

    MADAME PERNELLE  Sir�察 �as   for  you�察�The  lady's   brother�察 �I  esteem 

you highly�察�Love and respect you。 But�察�sir�察�all the same�察�If I were in my 

son's�察�her husband's�察�place�察�I'd urgently entreat you not to come Within our 

doors。 You preach a way of living That decent people cannot tolerate。 I'm 

rather frank with you�察�but that's my way I don't mince matters�察�when I 

mean a thing。 

    DAMIS Mr。 Tartuffe�察�your friend�察�is mighty lucky 。 。 。 

    MADAME PERNELLE He is a holy man�察�and must be heeded�察�I can't 

endure�察�with any show of patience�察�To hear a scatterbrains like you attack 

him。 

    DAMIS What� �Shall I let a bigot criticaster Come and usurp a tyrant's 

power     here�拭  �And   shall  we   never   dare   amuse   ourselves    Till  this  fine 

gentleman deigns to consent�拭�

    DORINE If we must hark to him�察�and heed his maxims�察�There's not a 

thing   we   do   but   what's   a   crime�察  �He   censures   everything�察  �this   zealous 

carper。 

    MADAME PERNELLE And all he censures is well censured�察�too。 He 

wants to guide you on the way to heaven�察�My son should train you all to 

love him well。 

    DAMIS No�察�madam�察�look you�察�nothingnot my father Nor anything 

can make me tolerate him。 I should belie my feelings not to say so。 His 

actions rouse my wrath at every turn�察�And I foresee that there must come 

of it An open rupture with this sneaking scoundrel。 

    DORINE        Besides�察  �'tis  downright   scandalous    to  see  This   unknown 

upstart master of the house This vagabond�察�who hadn't�察�when he came�察�

Shoes to his feet�察�or clothing worth six farthings�察�And who so far forgets 

his place�察�as now To censure everything�察�and rule the roost� �

    MADAME          PERNELLE        Eh�   �Mercy    sakes   alive�  �Things   would    go 

better If all were governed by his pious orders。 

    DORINE He passes for a saint in your opinion。 In fact�察�he's nothing 

but a hypocrite。 

    MADAME PERNELLE Just listen to her tongue� �

    DORINE I  wouldn't trust him�察�Nor   yet his   Lawrence�察�without   bonds 



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and surety。 

     MADAME PERNELLE I don't know what the servant's character May 

be�察�but I can guarantee the master A holy  man。 You hate him and reject 

him Because he tells home truths to all of you。 'Tis sin alone that moves 

his heart to anger�察�And heaven's interest is his only motive。 

     DORINE   Of   course。   But   why�察  �especially   of   late�察  �Can   he   let   nobody 

come   near   the   house�拭  �Is   heaven   offended   at   a   civil   call   That   he   should 

make so great a fuss about it�拭�I'll tell you�察�if you like�察�just what I think�察�

��Pointing to Elmire�� Upon my word�察�he's jealous of our mistress。 

     MADAME PERNELLE You hold your tongue�察�and think what you are 

saying。 He's not alone in censuring these visits�察�The turmoil that attends 

your sort of people�察�Their carriages forever at the door�察�And all their noisy 

footmen�察�flocked together�察�Annoy the neighbourhood�察�and raise a scandal。 

I'd gladly think there's nothing really wrong�察�But it makes talk�察�and that's 

not as it should be。 

     CLEANTE   Eh�   �madam�察  �can   you   hope   to   keep   folk's   tongues   From 

wagging�拭�It would be a grievous thing If�察�for the fear of idle talk about us�察�

We had to sacrifice our friends。 No�察�no�察�Even if we could bring ourselves 

to   do   it�察 �Think   you    that  everyone     would    then   be   silenced�拭   �Against 

backbiting there is no defence So let us try to live in innocence�察�To silly 

tattle pay no heed at all�察�And leave the gossips free to vent their gall。 

     DORINE Our neighbour Daphne�察�and her little husband�察�Must be the 

ones    who    slander    us�察 �I'm   thinking。   Those    whose    own    conduct's    most 

ridiculous�察�Are always quickest to speak ill of others�察�They never fail to 

seize   at   once   upon   The   slightest   hint   of   any   love   affair�察�And   spread   the 

news   of   it   with   glee�察  �and   give   it   The   character   they'd   have   the   world 

believe in。 By others' actions�察�painted in their colours�察�They hope to justify 

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