Tartuffe
by Molière
79 pages~1 hrs
“Piety has never been so scandalous.”
When a wealthy patriarch falls under the spell of a sanctimonious houseguest, his family must scheme to expose the fraud before their lives and fortunes are destroyed. This razor-sharp 17th-century masterpiece is a hilarious and scathing satire on religious hypocrisy that remains shockingly relevant today.
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