Plot Summary Of Tartuffe

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The play starts in an uproar at the Orgon house where the family is arguing over the presence of a beggar that Organ took in. Organ is convinced that this beggar, Tartuffe, is a great man of religious beliefs, and the family is simply unable to see it. Adversely, the rest of Orgon's family believe that Orgon has been tricked by this beggar, and that he's unable to see the truth, that Tartuffe is actually a full blown con artist. When Orgon returns home, we find that he's become obsessed with Tartuffe. We then find out that the rumored postponement of his daughter's wedding is true, because Orgon plans to force her to marry Tartuffe. From that point on, Doris (a house servant), Mariane, and her fiancé scheme to show Orgon who Tartuffe really