Le Tartuffe - Molière – Essential Revision Guide

A concise and professionally structured revision guide exploring the plot, characters, themes and dramatic methods of Molière’s comedy.

This resource provides a clear overview of Le Tartuffe, with accessible analysis of religious hypocrisy, false devotion, authority, appearance and reality, and the use of comedy as social criticism.

Key features:

• Clear summary of the plot, context and central conflict
• Focused character analysis of Tartuffe, Orgon, Elmire, Dorine, Cléante, Mariane and Valère
• Exploration of key themes including hypocrisy, blindness, patriarchy, manipulation and social criticism
• Explanation of comic techniques, dramatic irony, language, situation and character comedy
• Includes useful quotations, critical vocabulary and guidance to reinforce and practise key concepts