Tartuffe, By MolièreThe renowned French playwright Molière's most masterful and most frequently performed play, skillfully translated into English by Richard Wilbur. This edition includes the original French. The rich bourgeois Orgon has become a bigot and prude. The title character, a wily opportunist and swindler, affects sancity and gains complete ascendancy over Ogron, who not only attemps to turn over his fortune but offers his daughter in marriage to his "spiritual" guide. Translated and with an Introduction by Richard Wilbur. |
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action affaire autre avoir bien Brother c'est cause cceur chose Ciel CLEANTE coeur contre crois d'une DAMIS dear desire dessein deux devotion dire discours doit donne donner DORINE doute doux ELMIRE enfin etes etre faire fait father faut fear feel femme fils force frere gens give grace hear heart Heaven homme husband j'ai j'en jamais je vous leave MADAME PERNELLE MARIANE mean merite mieux monde MONSIEUR LOYAL n'en n'est never once ORGON pere peut play poor prendre qu'a qu'il qu'on qu'un rien s'il SCENE soin sort soul speak sure talk TARTUFFE tell there's things tout trait translator trouble true trust turn VALERE veut veux voir voit votre vrai wife wish yeux zele