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Tartuffe | Questions and Answers: Act I
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1. Why is Madame Pernelle leaving the household?
2. Why is Madame Pernelle dissatisfied with Dorine? What is one larger implication behind a character like Dorine’s having so many lines?
3. At what point does the reader or audience realize that Orgon is behaving strangely?
4. Dialogue is ironic when the literal meaning is the opposite of the intended meaning. When and why is the dialogue in Tartuffe ironic? Give examples.
5. What is Orgon alluding to when he says he will be guided by “Heaven’s will” concerning the wedding...
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