Tartuffe | Teaching Key Figures

Character Descriptions

This section provides a short description of all the major characters in the book. This can be printed out as a study guide for students, used as a "key" for leading a class discussion, or you can jump to the quiz/homework section to find worksheets that incorporate these descriptions into a variety of question formats.

Characters

Cléante - This character is often the voice of reason in the play and points out that there are many pious people who live moral lives without making a public display of their piety.

Damis - This character often reacts impulsively and threatens violence on several occasions.

Dorine - This character has a very strong personality and is never afraid to speak out against anyone else with whom she disagrees.

Elmire - This character helps in the scheme to out another character as a traitor through an act of physical passion.

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