Enlightenment Ideas In Tartuffe

The hot take that took Europeans by surprise is no longer just a thought and put into play in real life. The Enlightenment thought was transferred into books that we still read today. Some Enlightenment thoughts are individual and humanity as a whole can progress to perfection, tolerance is to be extended to other creeds and ways of life, and education should impart knowledge rather than mold feelings or develop character. Three major Enlightenment stories are Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift, Tartuffe by Moliere, and Candide by Voltaire. Each author used different types of enlightenment ideals and put them into art.

One author that talks to most about people in his story is Jonathan Swift. The way he talks about people is not what most people would expect.

Moliere writes satire in his stories which is irony to criticize people. He also writes that beliefs are to be accepted only on the basis of reason. One story that uses this is Tartuffe. “It’s with a pair of horns he would reward you. Yes, I surprised him with your wife, and heard his whole adulterous offer, every word.” This spoken by Damis showing that he was there and Tartuffe is bad person. Damis is talking about that there is reasons proving that his father is being tricked by Tartuffe but unfortunately Damis’s father does not listen to the reason.

The last author to be mention is Voltaire. In his writing Candide, one enlightenment ideal is reason in a man’s central capacity and this enables him to not only to think, but to act correctly. Candide always looks on the good side and says everything happens for a reason while his partner Martin always counters him saying that it is the opposite. “But this girl and this monk, I’d be willing to bet, are very happy creatures.’ ‘I’ll be they aren’t,’ said Martin.” Martin always puts everything down and most of the time he is