Tartuffe (Hampton, translation)
by Jean-baptiste Moliere, Christopher Hampton

Name: Tartuffe (Hampton, translation)
Brand: Jean-baptiste Moliere
SKU: 9780573617461
Rating: 3.58 (7 reviews)

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Synopsis

This translation of Moliere's classic depiction of hypocrisy in action was done for the Royal Shakespeare Company.

Press Reviews

"The assumption behind this ferociously brilliant production is that Tartuffe is much too serious and alarming a work to be insulated behind any English equivalent of French classical style. The greatest compliment I can bestow on Hampton's translation is that...you hardly notice it. Plain, perfectly phrased blank verse does the job."
— London Times

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
MADAME PERNELLE (Orgon's mother) , Orgon's mother	female	—	, Orgon's mother
ORGON (Elmire's husband) , Elmire's husband	male	—	, Elmire's husband
ELMIRE (Orgon's wife) , Orgon's wife	female	—	, Orgon's wife
DAMIS (Orgon's son) , Orgon's son	male	—	, Orgon's son
MARIANE (Orgon's daughter) , Orgon's daughter, in love with Valère	female	—	, Orgon's daughter, in love with Valère
VALÈRE , in love with Mariane	—	—	, in love with Mariane
CLÉANTE (Orgon's brother) , Orgon's brother-in-law	male	—	, Orgon's brother-in-law
TARTUFFE , a hypocrite	—	—	, a hypocrite
DORINE (Mariane's maid) , Mariane's maid	female	—	, Mariane's maid
MONSIEUR LOYAL , a bailiff	—	—	, a bailiff
AN OFFICER	—	—	—
FLIPOTE (Pernelle's maid) , Mme Pernelle's maidservant	female	—	, Mme Pernelle's maidservant
LAURENT , Tartuffe's manservant	male	—	, Tartuffe's manservant