First of all, I love the content of this play. It is like every romantic comedy I've ever watched squished into a short play. It does make me a little uncomfortable at times, but the story is pretty good if you take a step back from the uncomfortableness. But, it was kind of hard for me to keep up with who was talking (I got everything straight after a while).
Now, let's talk about my thoughts. One of the things that stuck out to me while reading this was Orgon's reactions to the events that took place. He always seems to respond very quickly and does not think things through. We have been studying emotion in my interpersonal communications class, and his reactions perfectly describes what we talked about in class today. I learned (or already knew) that men do not show their emotions the same way as women. They deal with the unpleasant emotions using anger, which is what Orgon displays. When his family disagrees with his marriage arrangement, he gets upset and angry at them. When Damis tries to tell him what he seen and heard between Tartuffe and Elmire, he gets angry again. Then, he gets angry when he learns of Tartuffe's real intentions. In contrast to his anger, we see Elmire exhibit more calm emotions when dealing with some difficult situations, like when she tries to convince Damis not to hastily make the decision to rat-out Tartuffe. Throughout the entire play, the men have had a tendency to express anger quickly in a situation.
I'm going to leave y'all with a little tip. When you are presented with a difficult or upsetting situation, step back and count to 10. According to my communication class, it works!
P.S. I commented on Hannah's and Cade's posts.
Now, let's talk about my thoughts. One of the things that stuck out to me while reading this was Orgon's reactions to the events that took place. He always seems to respond very quickly and does not think things through. We have been studying emotion in my interpersonal communications class, and his reactions perfectly describes what we talked about in class today. I learned (or already knew) that men do not show their emotions the same way as women. They deal with the unpleasant emotions using anger, which is what Orgon displays. When his family disagrees with his marriage arrangement, he gets upset and angry at them. When Damis tries to tell him what he seen and heard between Tartuffe and Elmire, he gets angry again. Then, he gets angry when he learns of Tartuffe's real intentions. In contrast to his anger, we see Elmire exhibit more calm emotions when dealing with some difficult situations, like when she tries to convince Damis not to hastily make the decision to rat-out Tartuffe. Throughout the entire play, the men have had a tendency to express anger quickly in a situation.
I'm going to leave y'all with a little tip. When you are presented with a difficult or upsetting situation, step back and count to 10. According to my communication class, it works!
P.S. I commented on Hannah's and Cade's posts.
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