Elmire in "Tartuffe"

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Elmire in "Tartuffe" is the intelligent and virtuous wife of Orgon who cleverly exposes the hypocrisy and lechery of the impostor Tartuffe in Molière’s classic comedy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf female character
fictional character
theatrical character
appearsInGenre comedy
appearsInLanguage French
appearsInWork Tartuffe
associatedWithAuthorNationality French
characterInAct Act II of Tartuffe
linked to: Tartuffe

Act III of Tartuffe
linked to: Tartuffe

Act IV of Tartuffe
linked to: Tartuffe

Act V of Tartuffe
linked to: Tartuffe
contrastsWith Orgon’s gullibility
Tartuffe’s hypocrisy
createdBy Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
linked to: Molière

Molière
demonstratesTheme appearance versus reality
hypocrisy in religious devotion
employerOf Dorine
exposes Tartuffe
exposesTrait hypocrisy of Tartuffe
lechery of Tartuffe
fictionalUniverse Tartuffe universe
linked to: Tartuffe
firstPerformanceCentury 17th century
firstPerformancePlace France
gender female
hasCharacterRole foil to Tartuffe
moral center of the household
voice of reason
hasCharacterTrait composed
intelligent
pragmatic
resourceful
virtuous
witty
hasSpouse Orgon
medium stage play
notableScene Elmire’s plan to trap Tartuffe in Act IV
opposesCharacter Tartuffe
relatedTo Cléante
Dorine
Mariane
Orgon
sceneInvolves hiding Orgon under the table
sisterInLawOf Cléante
stepmotherOf Mariane
testsCharacter Tartuffe
usesStrategy staged seduction to reveal Tartuffe

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Armande Béjart notableRole Elmire in "Tartuffe"