Orgon_And_Tartuffe

Orgon And Tartuffe Why Orgon is the Hero of Tartuffe The characters of Tartuffe all play an integral part in the role of the play, but for a character to be considered the hero, they must rise above a personal flaw or circumstance to be victorious in the end. In the case of Tartuffe, we must then recognize Orgon as the principle hero, and Tartuffe as the antagonist. Orgon is the main character that is affected and hurt by Tartuffe. He is a very complex and human character that has the faults and strengths of a normal human being. His weaknesses and his faults are what make him fall victim to the religious hypocrisy of Tartuffe. Orgon’s basic character seems to be extravagant and uncontrolled in all respects, as was noted by his brother-in-law, Cleante. This lack of control and basis in common sense allows Tartuffe to take advantage of his severe religious leanings, and worm his way into his household under the hypocritical guise of a highly religious man. Orgon, himself an absurdly religious man, falls for the bait hook, line and sinker, unaware that Tartuffe only desires money. Orgon is so far under the spell of Tartuffe, that he doesn’t listen to members tartuffe, orgon, character, hero, religious, very, tartuffe’s, take, situation, must, man, family, wife, usurper, under, story, role, problem, play, over, orgon’s, main, hypocrisy, human, himself, first, faults, far, even, ending, end, considered, antagonist, worm, word