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Nathan the Wise is a call for reexamination among those who consider
world are supposedly living their lives based on false creeds. The
“Ah! Indeed you do not know how closer I shall cling to you
What’s a nation then? Were Jews and Christians such, e’er they
of Jews. The irony is on the second to the last sentence which implores
religions and men who are humane kind to their fellowmen. The irony
is in our supposition that our beliefs save us, guide our conduct, and
and often cruel to those outside our fold. Indeed everyone is certain
that his belief is the truth among many “lies”. Sometimes it’s this self-
Lessing. It is ironic that a play written more than two centuries still
IRONY IN TARTUFFE
girl, Dorine and Cleante. The irreverence of the play could explain
Orgon and his family are about to be evicted from their own home by
He was already at a loss of how Tartuffe could have done this to him.
The irrepressible Dorine could not resist jabbing him verbally. To be
saved since the thing that causes sin is taken away from you. The
person robbing you then is in fact doing you a favor and the robbery
situation where the quest for religiosity has led almost to Orgon’s total
material depravity.
“If any other motives than honour and virtue were necessary to induce
better world. But should (which Heaven forbid!) this heavy misfortune
arouses in her the need to experience what is romantic and for her
which obviously she has not found from the Prince of Cleves. Aside
from this irony of a warning prodding one to fall into the pit of
Princess will stray from the marriage path, she will be unhappy. Still
she added she might be happy in death since it will prevent her from
witnessing that which would bring disgrace to her daughter. This strong
extramarital dalliances.
The Princess was only guilty of mental infidelity. Ironically, it was not
only her who suffered but her mother, who died of a broken heart,
jealousy; the Duc Nemours who suffered emotionally; and finally the
Bibliography
Lessing, G. E. (n.d.). Nathan the Wise. Retrieved March 14, 2009, from PDF
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Lafayette, M. The Princess of Cleves. London: J. WILKIE, No. 71, St. PAUL’S.