The Hypocrites is a play about a church charlatan who disguises himself as a holy man and goes to the house of a merchant, Olga, with the intention of seducing his wife and seizing his family's wealth. The play y exposed the hypocrisy and ugliness of the church, and Turtledove became a synonym for "hypocrite". In many aspects of his plays, he broke through the classical stereotypes, with a rigorous structure, distinctive characters and conflicts, witty and vivid language, exaggerated and comical methods, and sharp style, which had a far-reaching influence on the development of the world's comedic art.
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I
The bustling French capital of Paris, Olga's home.
Orgon's mother, Madame Bernelle, had come to her son's house this day to sit down. But in a short while, she clamored to go back. She is not happy with the way things are done here: no one wants to listen to her, no one wants to please her, and everything is done without any scruples. She called the place a screamer's den in exasperation.
Everyone rushed to explain to the old lady, but she rebuked them all. She scolded the maid Dorina do not know the rules too much love to talk, everything wants to insert the opinion; she scolded her grandson Damis is a fool, if you do not change the bad temper, you have to wait to suffer; she scolded her granddaughter Mariana surface gentle and honest do not love to talk too much, but behind the scenes to do bad things that she was angry with the teeth itchy; she scolded her daughter-in-law Omer only know how to spend money to dress up to please her husband's favorite, and can't do the children's good example; uncle! She said that her daughter-in-law Omer only knew how to spend money and dress up to please her husband, but could not be a good example for the children; uncle Craiont was about to speak, but she also interrupted him angrily, saying that the maxims he preached about life were all nonsense, and asked him to come to the door of the house less in the future.
After the reprimand was over, she set a good example for everyone: the moral gentleman Tardif. "All of you should listen to him", the old woman said, full of seriousness, "he is a true moral gentleman who will guide you to heaven."
Hearing the old woman say that all of you should listen to Turtledove from now on, Damis was first filled with complaint that he could not let this false pious member of the church, who was only a long-winded talker, reign supreme here, for Turtledove allowed hardly any pastime for the young people; and Dorina hated Turtledove's hypocrisy, who meddled in everything that the family did and forbade them to have any dealings with the outside world.
One by one, Bernève's defense of Turtledove was countered by Kriyant and Dorina. The old woman, furious, pointed at everyone and said, "I tell you, my son has been most clever in receiving into his home this pious, God-honoring, decent man. God sent him here to correct your wrong thinking, and you must listen to him! Learn from him to honor God and the Lord, and don't talk and chew the cud all day long!" After saying this, he left.
In fact, the old lady touted Turtledove compared to her son Olga, it is really a small thing! Olga has been through several domestic turmoil to exercise talent and knowledge, for the king's service is also fearless, but since the fascination of Turtledove, but turned into a big fool. He called Turtledove a brother, more than love his mother, wife, children, but also better than a hundred companion heartfelt love, have the heart of the words only with him, to do what only to him for advice; he pity and respect Turtledove, when eating to sit in the first place, to give him the best dishes, he sat next to the fast and happy to see him eat enough for six people to eat; he worship Turtledove, no matter when always praised him, no matter what always to mention him, Turtledove, no matter what always to mention him, he is a good person, and he is a great man. He worshipped Turtledove, always praising him at all times, always mentioning him no matter what was said; he considered Turtledove's sesame-sized actions miracles, and what Turtledove said sounded to him like the word of God. He loved Tel Aviv to the point of madness, and Tel Aviv, too, had long been aware of his temperament, and had used all sorts of tactics to mesmerize him.
But no, you see Orgon has returned. Without answering his brother Crayonte's greetings, he anxiously inquired about the events of the past two days at home. Dorina told him that his wife had a headache and fever, could not eat, could not sleep, and then put the blood to ease a little. But he did not care about his wife's illness, and asked Erdouf how it was. Dorina replied that he was red and fat and full of light; lips are red and purple, dinner can eat two bamboo chicken with half a finely chopped leg of lamb, back to the bedroom on the warmth of the bed to sleep peacefully until the next morning. Orgong heard this and said, "Strange and pathetic!"
Kléyant also did not understand his brother-in-law's feelings for Tartuffe. Olgaon hastened to stop his wife's uncle's disrespectful tone and reverently introduced him to Turtledove, saying, "This is a man who strictly observes the lessons of his lessons, who enjoys deep comforts in his heart, and who looks upon the whole world as if it were dung. Since talking with him I am a completely different person. He has taught me not to be in love with anything; he has freed my mind from all kinds of love; and I can now watch my brothers, my children, my mother, and my wife die one by one, and not be sad."
He also told Craiont of his encounter with Turtledove: that Turtledove came to church every day next to him, kneeling on both knees in front of him, and kissing the ground with his mouth in reverence when he prayed to heaven; that every time he went out of the church, Turtledove was sure to rush ahead of him, in order to be at the door first and hand him the holy water; and that Turtledove refused to take more than he gave him, and would not either return it to him, or scatter the money to the poor in front of his face. money to be scattered among the poor. "Afterward," said Olgaon, "Heaven taught me to receive him into my house, and from that time on all things prospered with us." He praised Tartuffe for his supervision of the household, and especially for his devotion to Heaven. He gives an example, "One day he caught a flea while praying and kept complaining afterward that he should not have gotten so angry as to crush it."
Kléyant couldn't understand what he meant by these confusing words. He advised his brother-in-law to distinguish between hypocrisy and piety, and to beware of those false pious people who use deceitful tricks and pretentious fervor as capital to buy other people's trust, and to beware of those who would shamelessly frame people in the name of God.
Two
Sending his wife's uncle away, Olgaon called his daughter Mariana, saying he had something secret to say to her.
He said that he had always been fond of Mariana, and that he wanted his daughter to do as he wished, and not to fail him in his kindness. Mariana naturally went along with it. Orgon was so pleased that he uttered the secret word: "What do you think of Tartuffe, our honored guest?" He told his daughter that he had chosen Turtledove to be her husband, and believed that she was happy to accept.
Mariana was astonished. She had not expected her father to make such an absurd decision. For he had previously betrothed her to Vallaire, whom she loved. But now? Mariana was so surprised and pained that she could not speak for a moment.
Dorina, who had long ago crept in to eavesdrop on the secret, but spoke up for her lady, sarcastically criticizing Olga for being a shrewd man doing a foolish thing that would be laughed at; "Besides, what good is this marriage to you? Why single out such a poor son-in-law with an estate like yours?"
"It is true that he has not a penny, but you must realize that this is precisely what should be honored." He said to Dorina, "His poverty is the poverty of a righteous man, and that poverty makes his character all the greater. It is because he does not care much for worldly things, but pours his whole spirit into things that are eternal and imperishable, that he has had his family's wealth appropriated. My help to him will enable him to get rid of his financial difficulties and gradually restore his original family fortune. He used to be a nobleman!"
Dorina knew the aristocrat was a word from Tardif. She just hated the hypocrisy of showing off family and birth, not to mention that there was still a question mark as to whether it was true or not. But she also understood that her master didn't like to hear this, so she asked him from a different angle: "Do you really feel no hard feelings at all in your heart when you betroth such a good daughter to a man like Turtledove? You don't think about whether they are compatible or not, and you don't think about what can come out of this marriage?"
Orgon didn't care about that. He only felt that Turtledove was the closest person in the world to God, and that this was his unrivaled possession. He asked his daughter to rest assured, "This marriage will surely fulfill all your desires. The two of you will be overwhelmed with warmth and joy, and will live your lives in faithful love for each other. You will have no unfortunate quarrels; he will be what you tell him to be." He asked his daughter to agree to the marriage, but she said nothing, and he was so angry that he whisked away.
Mariana was so cowed by her father's tyranny. No matter what, if her father asked. She would have to agree. She loved Valer, very passionately, and they both looked forward to marrying soon and enjoying their sweet love affair to the fullest. But right now, what was to be done?
"I'm just waiting to kill myself, if they really want to force me." She said bitterly to Dorina.
Dorina, who was already extremely upset with Missy's defenseless attitude in front of her father, was even more furious when she heard Missy talk about killing herself. She told the young lady that love requires a resolute heart. But Mariana just couldn't be strong enough. She said: "Despite the outstanding talent of Valerian, for him I will not care about the girl's face and children's filial piety? Do you want me to make my love known to the whole world?"
Dorina, seeing that positive persuasion was of no avail, deliberately said that she really ought not to persuade the young lady to refuse the marriage, for Tartuffe was not an idle man, but a nobleman, with a fine appearance, and a satisfactory husband; and said that after the marriage the young lady would be able to go to his little town and meet the judge's wife and other high society, and see the monkey show and the puppet show at the Carnival... ...
And sure enough, without waiting for Dorina to finish, Mariana interrupted her bitterly, begging her to think of a way to oppose the marriage, for it would be worse than death! For love, she was now brave enough to do anything.
Only then did Doriana promise to think of an ingenious stratagem to prevent this unfortunate marriage.
As they were speaking, Valer came running, saying that he had just been told that Mariana was going to marry Tartuffe, and he had come to ask her what she intended to do. When Mariana said that she did not know what to do and asked him what he should do, Valer gamely urged her to marry Turtledove. When Mariana sees him say this, she gambles with him and accepts his kind advice. Valer accused her of being a liar in love, and of never having any real love for him; and said that he would take revenge on her for her treachery, and find a woman to soothe his wounded heart before her marriage. Mariana, too, simply and mockingly echoed him, and was so angry that he drew his legs and ran away. But after going and coming back many times, he is finally in love.
Dorina watched from the sidelines as they fought and fought enough, before stepping forward to reconcile them. Who knows to pull this run away that, pull that again slipped away this, angry Taorina scolded them all confused. She wanted the two lovers to hold hands and say, "Oh, my God, you come here quickly. You love her too, and she loves you, and you love each other so much that you didn't think of it yourselves!"
Mariana and Valev then smiled at each other and complained that the other should not have broken their hearts.
Dorina revealed her ruse: she wanted the young lady to be outwardly obedient to her father's eccentricities, and could delay the wedding date by pretending to be suddenly ill, or by pushing the idea that she had encountered an ominous sign such as dreaming of a dead man or breaking a mirror. "The most important thing is that there is no way they can get you to marry someone else instead of Valere, as long as not a word of willingness comes out of your mouth." However, she looks at the two lovers, "To succeed quickly, it would be best if you were never seen talking together." So that she could tell Valaire to go away quickly, and go and beg his friends to help save the marriage, so that she could get Damis and his wife's support again herself.
Three
Orgon's desire to marry his daughter to Tardif caused his son, Damis, much pain as well. He was falling y in love with the sister of Valeria and was afraid that it would interfere with his sweet love. He really wanted to go to his father for nothing; he hated Turtledove even more, and he knew it was the plot of that bastard.
Dorina advised Damis not to be angry yet, saying that Olga's intentions might not be realized; and as for Turtledove, she would leave it to her wife to deal with him. He had seen that the hypocrite was interested in his mistress. Mrs. Omiel also promised to probe Tartuffe about her daughter's marriage. Dorina persuaded Damis to leave so that she could wait for Turtledove to come downstairs.
Thank you, Mr. Omer, for your kind words. When he saw that Dorina was there, he ordered his servant in a loud voice: "Laurent, hide the bristled corset and the whip that I am wearing, and pray that God may give you light always. If anyone comes looking for me, say that I have gone to distribute donations to the prisoners."
Approaching Dorina he hurriedly fished his handkerchief out of his coat pocket and begged her to take it. "What for?" Dorina was puzzled. "To cover up your breasts so that I am not inconvenienced to see them. For such things hurt the soul when looked at and are capable of causing unclean thoughts."
Dorina sneered and laughed, "Are you so impervious to temptation? Does fleshiness still have such an effect on your five senses? Of course I don't know what you have in mind, but I, for one, am not so easily swayed. You're naked from head to toe, and that skin of yours won't move me."
She asked Turtledove to wait here for a moment, saying that her wife would be right downstairs with something to say to him.
Once he saw Omir, Turtledove showed passion and adoration like never before. He said he had long wanted to present his whole heart to her. He held Omir's hand tightly, put it on her knee again and stroked it, pinched her beautiful lace cap and marveled at the skillfulness of her needlework.
Omriel tried to avoid his affection as much as possible, digressing to talk about her daughter's marriage. Tardif acknowledged that there was such a thing. "But", he said, staring straight at Omir with both eyes, "that is not the happiness I seek; the wonderful, magical happiness I wish for with all my heart lies elsewhere."
Omriel said that was because he was preoccupied with heavenly things and not with earthly things, and hastened to explain that he loved God, but he also loved the beauty of God's creation, especially the beauty of women. He praised Omir's beauty, saying, "Whenever I see you, a stunning beauty, I cannot help but praise God who created heaven and earth, and I cannot help but feel a burning love for you." He moved his chair closer to Omir and continued, "At first I was afraid that this love was a trick of the devil, and I was determined to avoid your beautiful eyes. But later, my lovely beauty! I realized that this love was not sinful, and that I could well associate it with holiness, and so I let my heart love you." He also said that all his happiness and hopes rested on Omriel, and prayed that she would be merciful and kind.
Omriel praised him for being religious, saying that a pious man should be a little restrained. Tardif exclaimed, "Ouch! Even though I am a devout man, I am a human being, and when I see a beauty like you, my heart can no longer grasp it, and I have no sense of reason at all. Ever since I saw your radiant beauty, which is rarely seen on earth, you have been the master of my whole heart; the indescribable tenderness of your beautiful eyes repelled the stubborn resistance of my heart; fasting, prayers, tears, nothing could resist this tenderness, and all my heart's desires were diverted to your beauty and splendor." Again he begged Omir to have mercy and comfort the earth. He also mysteriously tells Omriel, "Say again be good to me, and your honor will not be in any danger, nor need you fear that I will act in any ungrateful way. Those women are in love with those who are in the nobleman's party, they are frivolous and impetuous, always boasting of their love affairs, and discredit those who accept their love. But men like us, whose hearts burn with the fire of love, will not speak out of turn, and we must take care of our own honor. You, on the other hand, will receive a love that will not cause any jokes and a joy that will not have the slightest consequence."
Omriel, seeing that he was so reckless, frightened that if he told Olga of this love of his, it would damage Olga's friendship for him. Only then did Turtledove stop talking nonsense and begged her to forgive him for his audacity because she was so lovable. Omir pretends to be willing to keep his secret from Olga, but on one condition: "I want you to be honest, and not to play the slightest trick in bringing about the marriage of Valère and Mariana; I want you to refrain from making use of this unjust power, and from gratifying yourself with the happiness of others, and..."
"I want you to stop using this unjust power, and not to gratify yourself with the happiness of others and... ..."At that moment, suddenly out of the inner hut jumped Damis, and the two were startled.
Damis had been eavesdropping on their conversation. He yelled that he wanted to publicize the incident so that he could vent his hatred for the villain, squash the hypocrite's arrogance, and show his father the villain's false benevolence. Omir advised his son to keep quiet as long as Tartuffe was honest in the future. Damis wouldn't listen, he couldn't let go of such a good opportunity for revenge.
Orgün came in at the right moment, and Damis angrily told him about the scandal that had just befallen Turtledove. Orgon was shocked, "Oh! Good heavens, can this be believed?"
To his surprise, over there, Turtledove yelled at himself for being as bad and sinful as the world had ever seen, saying that his whole life had been filth, sin and garbage. Then he turned the tables, "I see, too, that God intended to punish me and to take this opportunity to refine me, and therefore I will never dare to exalt myself in my own defense, no matter how much people may reproach me and say how sinful I am." And he said to Olgaon, "You may believe what they say, and you may be as angry as you like! Thou mayest cast me out of thy gates as a criminal, for I have more than enough shame to bear, and this is nothing."
Orgon was again bewildered by the piety and gentleness which this hypocritical mind pretended. He told his son to shut up and reprimanded him for having the audacity to fabricate such rumors to discredit Turtledove's reputation for moral purity.
But Turtledove urged Olga not to stop him and let him speak, and he told Olga not to trust his piety on the basis of appearances alone. With that, he turned to Damis and said, "Go ahead and think of me as sinister, impudent, and extinct of reason, and take me for a robber and a murderer, and find uglier words to put on me! I will never refute it, and will bear this shame on my knees, and receive it as a humiliating retribution for the crimes and evils I have committed in my life."
Orgon was literally moved to tears by the piety of Tartuffe. He called his son a shameless, bad seed, a scoundrel's villain. If Damis didn't shut up, he was going to break his arms.
"You must not be angry," Tardif advised him kindly, "I would rather endure the cruelest punishment than have your son suffer a little because of me." He even went so far as to fall to his knees and beg for mercy for Damis.
Teldov's great kindness won Orgon's admiration even more. He could not understand why everyone all hated the great pious man and wanted to throw him out. He wanted to put an end to the arrogance of the whole family by giving his daughter in marriage to Turtledove immediately, this very night; and he ordered his son to kneel down and beg for forgiveness from Turtledove as soon as possible. When the son did not comply, he told him to get out of the house and never come back, and to disinherit his inheritance.
Orgon was still indignant that his family had dared to insult the great saint, while Turtledove pleaded bitterly to be let go. In his heart he was afraid that Omir would reveal the truth to his husband. Olgung begged him bitterly to stay, saying that he would never trust the word of another. He wants Turtledove to be closer to Omir in the future, and is about to drive everyone mad with anger; he also has an important decision: he wants Turtledove to be his heir. He was going to give the pious man all of his property by formalities.
"Everything is God's will and should be followed." Tardif said piously.
Four
The whole family talked about Olgaon driving out her son and giving the property to Turtledove. Krayant was furious and rebuked Turtledove, saying that even if Damis had been in the wrong, Catholic believers should forgive insults and should not have thoughts of revenge and bear to see Damis thrown out of the house. He advised Turtledove to still his anger and let Orgon and his son be reconciled. Don't push things to the breaking point.
And Turtledove said he held no grudge against Damis and was willing to do what he could to help him. "But", he said with difficulty, "God's interests are at stake in this matter. If he comes back again, and I reconcile with him, people are bound to say that I am asking for sleight of hand, that I am pretending to show compassionate zeal to the man who falsely accuses me because I feel guilty, that I am afraid in my heart that he has to be perfunctorily treated, and will this be agreeable to God?"
Crayonte mocked, "Then that which by reason you should not even think of, but which you believe to be true and hasten to accept, is that also what God commands you to do?"
And Turtledove swore that it was in no way an attempt to make a fortune. He said he did not care for all the gold and silver in the world. "I have decided to accept this estate that his father is willing to give me," he said, stretching out his right hand in a gesture, "because I fear that it will fall into the wrong hands and be used for evil, and not be used to add to God's glory and to the good of others, as I had planned." Krayant was about to accuse him of false piety, but he said he could not accompany him when it was time to go upstairs for prayer, and he was so angry that Krayant gritted his teeth.
Mariana was agonized by her father's autocratic decision, and Omir and Dorina were so anxious that they hurriedly came to ask Krayant to think of a way to stop the engagement ceremony tonight. But before anyone could come up with a plan, over there, Olgaon came up to them with the deed to the property in his hands, joyfully.
He thought his daughter would be happy. Who knew that Mariana was bawling on her knees to him, begging her father not to force her. Papa, do not force me any more to filial obedience to you in this marriage; do not force me with this cruel law, which will drive me to the end of my tether. If, in spite of the sweet hopes which have been built up in my heart, you would forbid me to marry the man I love, at least, in your mercy, I beg you not to compel me again to marry the man I hate to be tormented." She also said that her father could favor Tardif as much as he liked, and even give him her share of the property, but don't get to the point of giving him her as a person as well, in which case she would rather go to a convent and live a miserable ascetic life.
Orgon felt a little sad, too, at his daughter's bitter cry, but he reminded himself that he must never be soft-hearted. His uncle's advice and his wife's persuasion were all to no avail. Then Omiel came up with an idea: to let Olgaon see for himself how ugly Turtledove looked.
She told Dorina to go upstairs and ask the pious man to come down, and told her husband to hide himself under the tablecloth so that no one would see him, and that whatever he heard, he should not be angry, nor should he prevent her from saying anything. For she was to make the hypocrite tear off his false mask with tenderness, and to cater to all his shameless desires, and to let his audacious moods run wild at will. The play could be stopped at any time as long as Olga conceded defeat when the time came.
As soon as Turtledove came in, Omir told him to look around and close the door again, and then sweetly said that her heart had already been conquered by him. She said that she had resisted his advances so feebly that she was ashamed to confess her love; she said that if she didn't believe it, she had done her best to discourage Damis from making it known. She also said that she had kept Tartuffe from meddling with Mariana's marriage, also for fear that the heart she would receive should be enjoyed in equal shares with others.
These few sweet words were like a strange fragrance into the pores of Turtledove, and he was so happy that his whole body and mind were crisped up. But he still suspected that this was a ploy by his wife to thwart his daughter's marriage. "To speak to you painfully, I will not believe the sweet words if you do not give me a little of the boon I have always wished for, to confirm your affection." His two eyes darted over Omir.
Omriel gently urged him not to be in such a hurry, and that what he wanted must come to him at once; but still Tartuffe insisted that he could not believe anything until he had got something real to convince his heart of his love. "But how can one really promise that which you ask without at the same time offending your God who is always talking?" She had only this last trump card to bring up.
And Turtledove smiled, "I can remove those ridiculous fears for you, ma'am! And I have ingenious ways of removing those concerns. Feel free to fulfill my hopes! I am responsible for everything, and I will take all the blame for any sins." He also asked Omir to rest assured that it was absolutely secret, and that it was not a crime for people to commit a single misdeed in secret.
Omriel pretended that he had only to promise to make his heart content, and Tardif was so happy ......
Orgün, who had been hiding under the table, had long since become so angry that he could not bear it. He huffed and climbed out and grabbed hold of Turtledove, cursing, "What a good man, you really want to cheat me! Your mind is so unable to withstand temptation! You intend to marry my daughter again, and have come to seduce my wife! You, you get out of here right now!"
Unexpectedly, Turtledove yelled even more fiercely, "Get out of here! This is my home! I'll show you later that it's a waste of time to mess with me with these shameless tricks! I have the means to punish you people and to avenge the insulted God and make the one who tried to throw me out regret it!"
Orgon knew that he was about to be in trouble.
V
And Turtledove took with him the deed of inheritance, and the jewelry chest. Inside the chest was an important secret of Olga's friend Aarg. Yargal himself secretly gave it to his trusty friend Olga before he fled, but Olga told Turtledove the truth and entrusted the box to him for safekeeping.
These are the things that make the world go round, and they are the things that make the world go round!
Orgon was in a frenzy, Damis came back, he wanted to use violence to get rid of this bastard, Crayant advised him not to do it. The whole family is sad and clueless.
Mrs. Burnell, hearing of the trouble at her son's house, rushed to see what had happened. But she could not believe that a man as pious and pure as Turtledove would do such a thing against his conscience, saying that good people are always envied, and no matter how much her son told her about what he had seen with his own eyes, she did not believe it.
But it was Tartuffe's intimidation that really made people uneasy.
But no sooner was this done than a man sent by Tartuffe came to see him. Everyone expected a peacemaker, but it was Mr. Zheng Zhi, the court's bailiff. He brought a copy of the court's disposition: the house has been returned to Turtledove according to the deed, and Olga's house and possessions have been returned to Turtledove; and Olga and her family are ordered to remove their furniture and belongings and leave the house, which they are to do without delay.
The hypocrite finally showed his hideous face. Everyone was furious, and the old woman was rendered speechless by the fact that she had seen it with her own eyes.
Woe was not alone. Vallaire brought another secret message, which his good friend had pried out, that Orgon should flee at once. For Turtledove had denounced Orgon before the king, and had handed over the jewelry chest, saying that it had been concealed by Orgon in defiance of his people's vocation on behalf of a major state criminal. The king had signed the warrant for his arrest, and Tartuffe had volunteered to lead the way. Vallaire had prepared a carriage and expenses to escort Orgon to a safe place. He urged Orgon to go.
Orgon was grateful for Valer's kindness and cursed Turtledove as an abominable beast.
But there was no time to run away, and Turtledove came with the palace guards to arrest him. Everyone angrily rebuked Turtledove for being vile and shameless. "You heartless thing, do you remember that I kindly rescued you from the desperation of poverty?" Olgung pointed at Tardif's nose and hated to tear him apart.
And yet, Turtledove was stoic and unruffled by everyone's curses. He told Olgaon, "Yes, I know what help I have received from you, but now the interests of the king are my first and foremost duty; and the just might of this sacred duty crushes my gratitude to you. To be worthy of this mighty power, friends, wife, parents, that is, myself, I am to be sacrificed."
This great liar was so good at taking what the world honored as a beautiful veneer and disguising it with fraud. Crayonte would have to poke him in the face of his retainers for his vileness, and chide him as to why he waited to show his loyalty to the king until Orgon caught him in the act of adultery on the spot and threw him out, and why he had accepted the prisoner's property in the first place.
Fearing that people would yell out more scandals about him, Tartuffe hastened to tell his retainers to carry out the order to arrest him.
Instead, the guard pulled out his pistol and pointed it at Tartuffe, asking him to follow him to the prison. Tardif turned pale with fear.
Orgün and his family were also horrified. The guards smiled and explained to Olga that the king hated treachery and was very clear-sighted, and that his old man's great wisdom was to see through all the mean and dirty thoughts hidden in the corners of Tartuffe's heart. By the justice of heaven, the king saw that he was the famous swindler who had been reported to him under a different name. The king hated him so much for his ungrateful and perfidious behavior towards Olga that he wanted to take him to court for this crime and for his previous convictions, and sent his guards to follow him here, simply to see how far he had gone in his arrogance and impudence and to ask him to make amends to Olga in person.
And the officer of the guard took out of his briefcase the deed of Orgon's gift of the property, and gave it back to him, saying that the king, by his supreme power, had annulled the relation of the deed; and told Orgon that the king had also pardoned the charge of his association with the fugitive from justice, and that because Orgon had been a loyal supporter of the power of the crown in those days he would be rewarded by the king for his services.
Thank God! Orgon and his family then breathed a sigh of relief and thanked the king for his grace. When he had gone to the king to thank him, Orgon said that he would also reward the passionate love of the honest and generous Valerian with a marriage of peace and beauty.
The whole family, especially Mariana and Damis, smiled comfortably.
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Molière (1622--1673), the most famous French comic playwright in the classical period, is also a great dramatist in the history of the world's theater with Shakespeare***. He was born in the family of the court framer, and loved theater since childhood. Lifetime **** completed 37 comedies. Ridiculous female talent", "husband school", "Mrs. School" and other early works, focusing on satirizing the aristocracy, put forward the social status of women and other issues, the first creative talent; the middle of the "Hypocrites", "Don Sulphur", "Scrooge" and other plays, the aristocracy, monks and the bourgeoisie of the mean, selfish, hypocritical and so on the ugly nature of the bitter satire, representing the main achievements of his creative work; the main plays of the later years are In his later years, his major plays include The Nobleman's Enchantment and The Trick of Sikaban. The masterpiece "The Hypocrite" is about a church fraudster named Turtledove, who pretends to be holy and mixes with a merchant, Olga, and tries to seduce his wife and seize his family's wealth, but finally the truth is exposed and he is sent to jail. The play y exposed the hypocrisy and ugliness of the church, and Turtledove became a synonym for "hypocrite". Its plays in many ways break through the classical stereotypes of the old set, rigorous structure, character and conflict is distinctive and prominent, the language is witty and lively, exaggerated and funny style, style of spicy sharp, the development of the world of comedy art has far-reaching impact.