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Tartuffe · Character

Dorine

The maid who talks back to everyone, Dorine sees through Tartuffe from the start and refuses to let the family's foolishness go unchallenged.

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Also known as Dorine Do, Dorine Withdrawing, Dorine Gently, Dorine Madam, Dorine To Orgon, Dorine Tartuffe

First appearance: tartuffe

As a major figure in Tartuffe, Dorine is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.

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Dorine is the household's sharpest tongue and clearest eye, a servant whose loyalty licenses her to mock her betters to their faces. When Mariane despairs over being married to Tartuffe, Dorine's response is not comfort…

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Character Web

12 connections

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OROrgonMPMadame PernelleELElmireDADamisVAValèreDODorine

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  • Professional
  • Friendship

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  • Protagonist
  • Main Dramatis Personae
  • Peripheral or Referenced Figures

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SetupAftermathClimax
  • Setup
  • Escalation
  • Breaking point
  • Aftermath
  • Closing

This scene is the dramatic climax because Orgon’s emotional and psychological peak—his blind, tearful rage aga…

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