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Religion Vs. Religion In Moliere's Tartuffe

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Tartuffe is a play written by Moliere during the Enlightenment period. During the age of Enlightenment, the question of faith versus reason comes about. So people start questioning whether science had more answers than religion. In addition, Tartuffe is a Neo-classical comedy that ridicules a family. Tartuffe is about a religious hypocrite, Tartuffe, who deceives a family.
Most of the family is against Tartuffe, however, Orgon respected Tartuffe. Orgon trusted Tartuffe more than any of his family members because Orgon believed Tartuffe is a holy man. Perhaps since Tartuffe is believed to be more religious than the family, Orgon trusted him more. Also, Orgon is more concerned about Tartuffe than the health of his family. For instance, Orgon
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