Tartuffe · Character
The Officer
A royal officer who arrests Tartuffe at the end.
minor
Also known as The Officer
First appearance: scene vii
The Officer's tie to Madame Pernelle is one of the pressures that moves Tartuffe—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
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With Madame Pernelle (social): Madame Pernelle encounters the Officer at the play's climax, where he enforces the King's justice against Tartuffe. With Madame Pernelle (social): Madame Pernelle encounters the Officer at…
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Relationship types
- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Main Dramatis Personae
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- 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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- Madame Pernelle
social · ambivalent
Madame Pernelle encounters the Officer at the play's climax, where he enforces the King's… How this plays out →
- Madame Pernelle
social · ambivalent
Madame Pernelle encounters the Officer at the play's climax, where he enforces the King's… How this plays out →
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See The Officer in scene vii