Elmire

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fictional character literary character theatrical character

Elmire is a central character in Molière’s comedy "Tartuffe," known as Orgon’s perceptive and virtuous wife who helps expose the hypocrisy of Tartuffe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character ⓘ
literary character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
aimsToConvince Orgon NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn Tartuffe NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsInLanguage French ⓘ
associatedWith Orgon’s household ⓘ
centralToPlot exposure of Tartuffe’s hypocrisy ⓘ
characterInAct Act II of Tartuffe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Act III of Tartuffe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Act IV of Tartuffe NERFINISHED ⓘ
Act V of Tartuffe NERFINISHED ⓘ
countryOfOrigin France ⓘ
creator Molière NERFINISHED ⓘ
daughterInLawOf Madame Pernelle NERFINISHED ⓘ
deceives Tartuffe NERFINISHED ⓘ
exposes Tartuffe NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear 1664 ⓘ
genreOfWork comedy ⓘ
knownFor composure ⓘ
intelligence ⓘ
moral clarity ⓘ
prudence ⓘ
virtue ⓘ
language French ⓘ
medium stage play ⓘ
moralAlignment virtuous ⓘ
narrativeFunction foil to Tartuffe ⓘ
voice of reason ⓘ
opposes Tartuffe NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf French classical theatre ⓘ
relativeOf Cléante NERFINISHED ⓘ
Damis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Madame Pernelle NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mariane NERFINISHED ⓘ
Orgon NERFINISHED ⓘ
roleInTheme critique of religious hypocrisy ⓘ
defense of moderation ⓘ
defense of reason ⓘ
sisterInLawOf Cléante NERFINISHED ⓘ
spouseOf Orgon NERFINISHED ⓘ
stepmotherOf Damis NERFINISHED ⓘ
Mariane NERFINISHED ⓘ
usesStratagem staged seduction scene ⓘ
workForm verse comedy ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Tartuffe → mainCharacter → Elmire ⓘ
Elmira (female given name) → hasVariant → Elmire ⓘ
subject surface form: Elmira