Tartuffe
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Tartuffe is a classic 17th-century French comedic play by Molière that satirizes religious hypocrisy through the story of a pious fraud who deceives a wealthy household.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tartuffe canonical | 4 |
| Tartuffe ou l’Imposteur | 1 |
| Tartuffe, or The Impostor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T987108 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
Target entity: Tartuffe Context triple: [Molière, notableWork, Tartuffe]
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The Humorous Courtier
The Humorous Courtier is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes courtly manners and affectation in early 17th-century England.
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B.
Le Neveu de Rameau
Le Neveu de Rameau is a philosophical dialogue by Denis Diderot that satirically explores morality, society, and genius through a conversation between a philosopher and the eccentric nephew of composer Jean-Philippe Rameau.
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C.
Harlequinade
Harlequinade is a one-act play by Terence Rattigan, often performed alongside *The Browning Version*, that offers a light, farcical backstage comedy contrasting with its companion piece’s serious tone.
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Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes is a major novel in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine that explores the intertwined worlds of Parisian high society, crime, and prostitution in the early 19th century.
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E.
Candide
Candide is a satirical novella by Voltaire that follows a naïve young man’s disillusioning journey through a series of misfortunes, sharply critiquing philosophical optimism and societal hypocrisy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Tartuffe Target entity description: Tartuffe is a classic 17th-century French comedic play by Molière that satirizes religious hypocrisy through the story of a pious fraud who deceives a wealthy household.
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A.
The Humorous Courtier
The Humorous Courtier is a Caroline-era comedy play by James Shirley that satirizes courtly manners and affectation in early 17th-century England.
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B.
Le Neveu de Rameau
Le Neveu de Rameau is a philosophical dialogue by Denis Diderot that satirically explores morality, society, and genius through a conversation between a philosopher and the eccentric nephew of composer Jean-Philippe Rameau.
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C.
Harlequinade
Harlequinade is a one-act play by Terence Rattigan, often performed alongside *The Browning Version*, that offers a light, farcical backstage comedy contrasting with its companion piece’s serious tone.
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D.
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that centers on mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and themes of gender and disguise.
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E.
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes
Splendeurs et misères des courtisanes is a major novel in Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine that explores the intertwined worlds of Parisian high society, crime, and prostitution in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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satirical play ⓘ stage comedy ⓘ |
| alternateTitle |
Tartuffe
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surface form:
Tartuffe, or The Impostor
|
| antagonist | Tartuffe self-link ⓘ |
| author | Molière ⓘ |
| censorship | banned by religious authorities in France ⓘ |
| censorshipReason | attack on religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dramaticStructure | five-act classical structure ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1664 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePatron |
Louis XIV of France
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surface form:
Louis XIV
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| firstPerformancePlace | Versailles ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1669 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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comédie de mœurs ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film adaptations
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numerous stage adaptations worldwide ⓘ opera adaptations ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
European comedic theatre
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later satirical drama about religion ⓘ |
| languageStyle | formal poetic dialogue ⓘ |
| literaryMovement |
French classicism
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surface form:
French classical theatre
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| mainCharacter |
Cléante
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Dorine ⓘ Elmire ⓘ Madame Pernelle ⓘ Mariane ⓘ Orgon ⓘ Tartuffe self-link ⓘ Valère ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
credulity
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deception ⓘ family conflict ⓘ religious hypocrisy ⓘ |
| notableCharacterTraitOfOrgon | gullibility ⓘ |
| notableCharacterTraitOfTartuffe | hypocrisy ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 5 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Tartuffe
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Tartuffe ou l’Imposteur
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| protagonist | Orgon ⓘ |
| revisedVersionPremiereDate | 1669 ⓘ |
| setting | Orgon’s house in Paris ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | a pious fraud deceiving a wealthy household ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | 17th-century France ⓘ |
| verseForm | rhymed alexandrines ⓘ |
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Referenced by (6)
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