Molière’s ‘Tartuffe’: 17th century comic parable celebrates today’s frauds

In Molière’s classic 17th-century comedy “Tartuffe,” the title character is a sanctimonious scoundrel who, professing extreme piety, is taken into the household of Orgon, a wealthy man. Under…

In Molière’s classic 17th-century comedy “Tartuffe,” the title character is a sanctimonious scoundrel who, professing extreme piety, is taken into the household of Orgon, a wealthy man. Under the guise of ministering to the family’s spiritual and moral needs, he…