Valère

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Valère is a character in Molière’s comedy "Tartuffe," known as Mariane’s suitor and a foil to the hypocrisy embodied by Tartuffe.

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Valère canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Molière character
fictional character
theatrical character
appearsIn Tartuffe
appearsInAct multiple acts of Tartuffe
associatedWithTheme conflict between true feeling and hypocrisy
honesty
sincerity in love
belongsToGenre comedy of manners
belongsToLiteraryTradition French classical theatre
contrastsWith Tartuffe
countryOfOriginOfWork France
creator Molière
culturalContext French Baroque theatre
dramaticFunction foil character
romantic lead
supporting character
firstAppearanceWork Tartuffe, ou l’Imposteur
linked to: Tartuffe
genreOfWorkAppearsIn comedy
hasDialogueForm verse
hasRomanticInterest Mariane
isCharacterIn play Tartuffe
isCharacterInPlayBy Molière
isSuitorOf Mariane
medium stage
narrativeFunction foil to Tartuffe
opposes Tartuffe
originalPerformanceLanguage French
originalWorkForm five-act play
relationshipRole Mariane’s suitor
roleType young lover
symbolicallyOpposes hypocrisy embodied by Tartuffe
timePeriodOfSetting 17th-century France
workLanguage French
workPremiereApproximateYear 1664

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tartuffe mainCharacter Valère
Mariane isInLoveWith Valère
Mariane desiredMarriageWith Valère