Tatuffe

The aristocrat Orgon receives Tartuffe in his house, taking him as an exemplary Christian, a follower of moral austerity (for others, not for himself, as will be demonstrated throughout the play). While Orgon and his mother appreciate Tartuffe, the other members of the family see him as he really is - a hypocritical adventurer and enslaved to the sensual pleasures of life, who takes advantage of the naivete of his rich protector. He offers his daughter, Mariane, as his wife, not seeing how Tartuffe is actually trying to seduce his wife. Elmira devises a plan by which the intentions of the duplicate Tartuffe are thwarted and his true nature comes out right under the astonished eyes of Orgon. The fake bigot, however, has another card to play: using some compromising documents that Orgon had entrusted to him without fear of anything, Tartuffe denounces him to the royal court. Fatal recklessness: keeping a great affection for Orgon, who once served him in faith, the king forgives him, and the arrested will be the traitor Tartuffe.