Aladdin and Tartuffe - Caroline Tucker

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     We all had one movie on VHS that we would watch over nad over again. Mine was Aladdin. In this movie, Jafar has on wish left. He tries to use it to make Jasmine love him. But, a genie cannot grant love. Right about that time, aladdin comes into the scene. He is trying to take the lamp. To distract Jafar frm seeing Aladdin, Jasmine seductively grasps his attention.

      Similarly, Act IV scene V, Elmire grabs Tartuffe's attention and gets him to profess his love for her while Orgon is under the table. Elmire's purpose is very different from Jasmine's. Elmire is trying to get Orgon to believe her. Orgon does not believe that Tarfuffe would do such a traitorous and unholy act. He would not believe her even though everyone around him told him it was true. So, in Aladdin, Jasmine is seducing Jafar to protect the man she loves. In Tartuffe, Elmire is also trying to protect the man she loves. Elmire is trying to show the man she the dangers of Tartuffe to her completely duped husband.

      Overall, Tartuffe is both amazing and disgusting to read. it draws you in with its funny and sassy characters and lines but repels you with a disturbing affair and an extremely idiotic character. 
P.s. I commented on Hailey's and Cade’s posts



Comments

Eliza Colbert said…
I think what is most disturbing about Tartuffe is that we know in the back of our minds that this could actually happen. The frustration of someone not believing the obvious is something all of us experience to some degree and do not enjoy in the slightest. So I agree, Tartuffe is fun to read but it is also frustrating.
September 29, 2019 at 4:13 PM
Kayla Gill said…
I think our hardest part of understanding Tartuffe as a character is the fact that we have already developed an idea of him from the other characters before we have even met him. It makes a lot of the things he does so much worse because we can see his true intentions. This makes it easy for us to be frustrated at the scene of Elmire, Tartuffe, and hidden Orgon. We know Tartuffe's intentions and it is frustrating to have to bare through Elmire literally forcing this information down Orgon's throat--Similar to the scenario with Jasmine and her villain. I loved your comparison. Great post!
September 29, 2019 at 4:48 PM
Hailey Morgan said…
Caroline, I absolutely love your "Aladdin" vs "Tartuffe" comparison!

By contrasting Jasmine and Elmire, you perfectly captured both women's desire to protect the men they loved. Though Jasmine and Aladdin aren't married, she still doesn't wish to see Aladdin hurt by Jafar. Similarly, Elmire tries to protect Orgon from the hurt that Tarfuffe is slowly inflicting upon him via deception.

Honestly, this parallel is so clever! Amazing job!
September 29, 2019 at 11:11 PM
Breanna Poole said…
Princess Jasmine...that's a character I never thought I would see in a discussion about Tartuffe, I'll be honest. But I'm glad you brought it up! The trope of the woman distracting men by using emotion or even their bodies is a trope I often find appealing because despite it's overuse, it still manages to in some way offer some level of truth. The scene of Elmire distracting Tartuffe is one of my favorites because it's not an all that elaborate plan, but one that works anyway, one that shows how far feminine charm can take a discussion where someone wants it to go.
September 30, 2019 at 7:03 PM
Gray Moore said…
What an interesting approach. I like the comparison to such a popular and relatable movie. I think you could have gone a little more in depth with it but overall, good post!
October 1, 2019 at 6:10 AM
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