Elmire in "Tartuffe"

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Elmire in "Tartuffe" is the intelligent and virtuous wife of Orgon who cleverly exposes the hypocrisy and lechery of the impostor Tartuffe in Molière’s classic comedy.

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Label Occurrences
Elmire in "Tartuffe" canonical 1

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf female character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
theatrical character ⓘ
appearsInGenre comedy ⓘ
appearsInLanguage French ⓘ
appearsInWork Tartuffe ⓘ
associatedWithAuthorNationality French ⓘ
characterInAct Act II of Tartuffe ⓘ
linked to: Tartuffe

Act III of Tartuffe ⓘ
linked to: Tartuffe

Act IV of Tartuffe ⓘ
linked to: Tartuffe

Act V of Tartuffe ⓘ
linked to: Tartuffe
contrastsWith Orgon’s gullibility ⓘ
Tartuffe’s hypocrisy ⓘ
createdBy Jean-Baptiste Poquelin ⓘ
linked to: Molière

Molière ⓘ
demonstratesTheme appearance versus reality ⓘ
hypocrisy in religious devotion ⓘ
employerOf Dorine ⓘ
exposes Tartuffe ⓘ
exposesTrait hypocrisy of Tartuffe ⓘ
lechery of Tartuffe ⓘ
fictionalUniverse Tartuffe universe ⓘ
linked to: Tartuffe
firstPerformanceCentury 17th century ⓘ
firstPerformancePlace France ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
hasCharacterRole foil to Tartuffe ⓘ
moral center of the household ⓘ
voice of reason ⓘ
hasCharacterTrait composed ⓘ
intelligent ⓘ
pragmatic ⓘ
resourceful ⓘ
virtuous ⓘ
witty ⓘ
hasSpouse Orgon ⓘ
medium stage play ⓘ
notableScene Elmire’s plan to trap Tartuffe in Act IV ⓘ
opposesCharacter Tartuffe ⓘ
relatedTo Cléante ⓘ
Dorine ⓘ
Mariane ⓘ
Orgon ⓘ
sceneInvolves hiding Orgon under the table ⓘ
sisterInLawOf Cléante ⓘ
stepmotherOf Mariane ⓘ
testsCharacter Tartuffe ⓘ
usesStrategy staged seduction to reveal Tartuffe ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Armande Béjart → notableRole → Elmire in "Tartuffe" ⓘ