Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite (French: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy, or more specifically a farce, by Moliere. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical theatre roles. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite...first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy (or more specifically, a farce) by Moliere.
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Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite (; French: Tartuffe, ou l'Imposteur, pronounced [taʁtyf u lɛ̃pɔstœʁ]), first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy (or more specifically, a farce) by Molière. The characters of Tartuffe, Elmire, and Orgon are considered among the greatest classical theatre roles.
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Tartuffe, or The Impostor, or The Hypocrite...first performed in 1664, is a theatrical comedy (or more specifically, a farce) by Moliere.
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a theatrical comedy (or more specifically, a farce)
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