This play is extremely difficult to write about, not because there is nothing in it, but because there is too much. I cannot begin to explain how monumental this play was and is to the film industry, with every TV show I've ever known having an episode exactly like this. I can't describe the joy I find in reading Dorine's lines, identifying with her sassiness, and calling out for her reason. It is so hard for me to explain just how much Louis XIV loved himself that he forced Moliere to write a toast to him.
All I know is that as far as what I thought about Acts 3-5, they were both hilarious and sad. The world thinks reading about idiotic choices or watching them on TV is hilarious, but the unfortunate thing is that people fall victim to these ploys and hustles all the time, constantly not thinking before their actions. Furthermore, a lot of people view Christianity this way as well, as if we are stupid people who believe in a God that, in their opinion, will one day take our lives away. We must learn, as Moliere conveyed, to be able to use reason in our stances so that people of reason will see that we do think before we leap.
I posted on Gray's and Madison's.
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In real life, there are so many people who fall prey to so many different kinds of scams and tricks. With the invention of the internet, these types of hustles have only grown in popularity, and yet people still laugh when it is displayed in a comedic form.
Honestly, I am often reminded of that quote from The Office, "Identity theft is not a joke, Jim!" However, in "Tartuffe," and in real-life, I think we should change, "identity theft," to "scamming!"