The Intriguing Character of Dorine in Molière’s “Tartuffe”

 

1. Who is Dorine and what is her role as the play opens?
2. Why does Orgon trust Tartuffe, a complete stranger, more than any member of his own family?
3. Explain how the delayed entrance by Tartuffe builds anticipation and spotlights a brilliant theatrical character?

Tartuffe – the complete stage play

Tartuffe, or the Imposter (act I)