Tartuffe

What kinds of emotions are important in the play “Tartuffe” by Moliere?

Explain each emotion, how it is important in the play, and quotes from the play that relate to it.

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Lust:

It's true - those whose private conduct is the worst, / Will mow each other down to be the first / To weave some tale of lust, and hearts broken / Out of a simple kiss that's just a token / Between friends

His interest in my wife is reassuring, / She's innocent, but so alluring, / He tells me whom she sees and what she does. / He's more jealous than I ever was. / It's for my honor that he's so concerned.

Anger:

Ah! Ah! You are a traitor and a liar! / Some holy man you are, to wreck my life, / Marry my daughter? Lust after my wife?

Damn all holy men! They're filled with deceit! / I now renounce them all, down to the man.

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Tartuffe