# Family and Authority in Tartuffe

> Theme guide for Tartuffe by Molière.

The play explores the abuse of patriarchal authority, as Orgon's tyrannical decisions regarding his daughter's marriage and his treatment of his son create family conflict, while the servants and younger generation challenge his misguided rule.

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