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Tartuffe - Definition and Overview

Related Words: Pharisee, Formalist, Hypocrite, Pharisee, Pietist, Poser

Tartuffe is a comedy by Molière, and is one of the most famous French plays of all time.

The plot concerns the activities of a religious hypocrite, Tartuffe, who attaches himself to a well-off family until his double standards are eventually exposed.

A version of this play was done at the National Theatre in London, England in 1990 by Tara Arts Theatre Company. The Tara Arts version was in English but the play was restyled to the format of Indian theatre, set in the court of Aurangazeb and began with a salam in Urdu.

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