What is Orgon most worried about at the end of Act IV?
Tartuffe then reminds Orgon that the house now belongs to him and that Orgon — not Tartuffe — is the one who must leave. When Orgon is alone with his wife, he confesses that he is frightened about the deed he signed and also about a certain strongbox that should be in Tartuffe’s room upstairs.
What signal does Elmire give to Orgon in the drawing room scene to indicate that she wishes him to intervene when Tartuffe goes too far?
Elmire tries to signal her husband by coughing repeatedly, until Tartuffe wants to know if she is ill.
What is the deus ex machina in Tartuffe?
Tartuffe is a play written by Moliere and first performed in 1664. This play uses the technique deus ex machina, which means “god from the machine.” The play is about Orgon and his mother who are duped by Tartuffe into turning their money over to him.
What is in the strong box in Tartuffe?
Orgon explains that the strongbox contains some papers which were left in his keeping by a friend. If the papers were made public, both Orgon and his friend would be in serious trouble. Earlier, Tartuffe had persuaded Orgon to allow him to keep the entire strongbox and now Tartuffe has taken the secret papers and left.
Why does Orgon believe Tartuffe?
Tartuffe is playing the victim card and again messes with Orgon’s head. It makes Orgon believe that Tartuffe is just being mistreated. Not a lot of people will just take the blame right away and because he does that so quickly, Orgon believes he’s telling the truth and that his son has lied.
Why does Tartuffe manipulate Orgon?
Tartuffe was a poor peasant before he came into Orgon’s house. On the contrary, Orgon was of significant possession as a merchant and the king server, which, thus, incentivized Tartuffe to approach Orgon in an effort to escape his poverty.
What happens at the end of Tartuffe?
Tartuffe evicts the family, but as they begin to leave, a messenger from the king arrives. He arrests Tartuffe for his nefarious actions against Orgon. The king also invalidates the paperwork that gives Tartuffe Orgon’s home. This ending is pleasing not only for Orgon, but the audience as well.
What is the significance of the deus ex machina ending of Tartuffe?
Read the contemporary Accounts of Louis XIV, and then look at the ending of Tartuffe, where Orgon and his family are saved by the King. This kind of ending is called a deus ex machina (god from the machine) ending, because it is an intervention from outside of the action of the play itself.
How did Orgon and Tartuffe meet?
Orgon met Tartuffe while he was praying in the church. Tartuffe had no house, no money and no property at all, but he looked so sincerely religious and enlightened, that Orgon immediately believed Tartuffe is a living saint.