The Private Papers of Henry Ryecroft · Character

Tartuffe

Molière's hypocrite character used as a literary reference.

minor

Also known as Tartufe

First appearance: i

Tartuffe shows up with force in XX. The page is where that presence becomes real.

Cited as the archetypal hypocrite, contrasted with the English type.

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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.

In this chapter, the narrator reaches an emotional and psychological nadir as he vividly recalls a past London…

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