Valère

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Valère is a character in Molière’s comedy "Tartuffe," known as Mariane’s suitor and a foil to the hypocrisy embodied by Tartuffe.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Molière character
fictional character
theatrical character
appearsIn Tartuffe NERFINISHED
appearsInAct multiple acts of Tartuffe
associatedWithTheme conflict between true feeling and hypocrisy
honesty
sincerity in love
belongsToGenre comedy of manners
belongsToLiteraryTradition French classical theatre
contrastsWith Tartuffe NERFINISHED
countryOfOriginOfWork France NERFINISHED
creator Molière NERFINISHED
culturalContext French Baroque theatre
dramaticFunction foil character
romantic lead
supporting character
firstAppearanceWork Tartuffe, ou l’Imposteur NERFINISHED
genreOfWorkAppearsIn comedy
hasDialogueForm verse
hasRomanticInterest Mariane NERFINISHED
isCharacterIn play Tartuffe
isCharacterInPlayBy Molière NERFINISHED
isSuitorOf Mariane NERFINISHED
medium stage
narrativeFunction foil to Tartuffe
opposes Tartuffe NERFINISHED
originalPerformanceLanguage French
originalWorkForm five-act play
relationshipRole Mariane’s suitor
roleType young lover
symbolicallyOpposes hypocrisy embodied by Tartuffe
timePeriodOfSetting 17th-century France
workLanguage French
workPremiereApproximateYear 1664

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Tartuffe mainCharacter Valère