I found this play to be very enjoyable, although not as funny as Lysistrata. The rhyming couplets made for an easy and enjoyable flow of dialogue and movement in the play. I found the rhymes to be even more impressive given that the play was originally written in French.
The subject of the play I found to be intriguing. As a more liberal person, I'm always open to hearing social criticisms, whether past or present, and having grown up in a Catholic family, I found this play to be especially informing and entertaining. Although I was not surprised to read that the play was not open to the public.
What most surprised me in terms of its comedic style was its use of sarcasm, something that I did not know was being used as much in this time period.
Overall, I found the play to be very well-written and enjoyable.
Something I found especially interesting was reading about one recent interpretation of the play in which Tartuffe is portrayed as a genuine person, rather than a hypocrite, but is still persecuted by the family. I would definitely be open to seeing that production of the play.
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