Elmire in "Tartuffe"
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Elmire in "Tartuffe" is the intelligent and virtuous wife of Orgon who cleverly exposes the hypocrisy and lechery of the impostor Tartuffe in Molière’s classic comedy.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Elmire | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
female character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre | comedy ⓘ |
| appearsInLanguage | French ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Tartuffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithAuthorNationality | French ⓘ |
| characterInAct |
Act II of Tartuffe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act III of Tartuffe NERFINISHED ⓘ Act IV of Tartuffe NERFINISHED ⓘ Act V of Tartuffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contrastsWith |
Orgon’s gullibility
ⓘ
Tartuffe’s hypocrisy ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Jean-Baptiste Poquelin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Molière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| demonstratesTheme |
appearance versus reality
ⓘ
hypocrisy in religious devotion ⓘ |
| employerOf | Dorine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exposes | Tartuffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| exposesTrait |
hypocrisy of Tartuffe
ⓘ
lechery of Tartuffe ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Tartuffe universe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCentury | 17th century ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| hasCharacterRole |
foil to Tartuffe
ⓘ
moral center of the household ⓘ voice of reason ⓘ |
| hasCharacterTrait |
composed
ⓘ
intelligent ⓘ pragmatic ⓘ resourceful ⓘ virtuous ⓘ witty ⓘ |
| hasSpouse | Orgon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | stage play ⓘ |
| notableScene | Elmire’s plan to trap Tartuffe in Act IV ⓘ |
| opposesCharacter | Tartuffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Cléante
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Dorine NERFINISHED ⓘ Mariane NERFINISHED ⓘ Orgon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sceneInvolves | hiding Orgon under the table ⓘ |
| sisterInLawOf | Cléante NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stepmotherOf | Mariane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| testsCharacter | Tartuffe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesStrategy | staged seduction to reveal Tartuffe ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
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