Somewhat Comical- Cade Wood

     First of all, there were parts in this play that made me laugh literally out loud. There were, however, some parts that kind of confused me as well. What I have learned from this play is that Tartuffe was a turd, Orgon needs to work on his discernment, Dorine literally was the best character in the book, and Orgon's mother needed to be institutionalized. With that being said, I seem to have found some form of character traits of myself in a few of the characters.
     With Orgon, I see that he is a very trusting man. To the point that the bro gives his entire estate and blessing to a man that he brings off of the streets. I would not go that far, however, I am a very trusting person with most people that I meet. Often times I find that being an open book with literally everyone is not always the ideal thing to do, considering that some people are not open at all about anything. Dorine was blunt and sarcastic, which I absolutely love. Her tongue and what she said got her into trouble sometimes, as does mine. With tartuffe, nothing stuck out to me immediately, most likely because I do not want to be anything like him, but I'm sure if I were honest with myself then I could find something. I do not think I need to be institutionalized like Oregon's mother, but I did think that she was somewhat funny. Something I am very confused about though is when Orgon basically booted his son out of their home after the confronted Tartuffe about hitting on Orgon's wife. Later, he just pops up out of nowhere with no kind of apology or explanation. Did I completely miss something? Like skip a page or doze off while reading or something, or did that actually happen?
     Anyways, overall I did enjoy this read. Not only was it short, but it made me laugh and had a somewhat entertaining plot to it. What I enjoyed most about it, however, was the fact that it caused me to think about the characteristics of each character (mostly the bad ones) and relate them to myself. It was almost like a self-check, which is something I did not expect from reading this play.

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Comments

Rebecca Belew said…
I love that you really related to the characteristics of the main characters and found a way to tie your personality into theirs. This really brought the book alive for you, I can tell, and I enjoyed hearing about it!
Sydney Snow said…
The play was hilarious at times, which is one of the reasons I enjoyed reading it. Yea, there is some uncomfortable spots, but I try to look past them. But I was also curious and confused about where Damis came from after being banished. Was he secretly waiting for Tartuffe the get caught? Did the news spread so quick that he heard about it? Things is an interest to me and I would like the author to tell me. I think it is good how you can relate the characters to yourself. It provides a much better read and, like you said, makes you check yourself. Great Job!
Caroline Tucker said…
When I read the blog posts, I am always amazed at the things that people thought of or things that stuck out to them. I enjoy being able to see from their perspective. This is one. I never thought of putting ourselves into the story. It makes us think about who we truly are, NOT who want to be. I want to be like Dorine. I want to have reason and to be wise. But I think that most, if not all, people are similar to Orgon. We are very ignorant of things that we should not be, But we are. We do not see the truth. We see what we want to see and that can come with massive consequences