{"id":66,"date":"2020-05-12T20:07:01","date_gmt":"2020-05-13T00:07:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.ryerson.ca\/tartuffe\/?post_type=chapter&p=66"},"modified":"2020-05-12T20:31:18","modified_gmt":"2020-05-13T00:31:18","slug":"scene-vii","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/chapter\/scene-vii\/","title":{"raw":"Scene VII","rendered":"Scene VII"},"content":{"raw":"
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ORGON, TARTUFFE<\/p>\r\nORGON<\/span>\r\nWhat! So insult a saintly man of God!<\/span>\r\n\r\nTARTUFFE<\/span>\r\nHeaven, forgive him all the pain he gives me![footnote]Some modern editions have adopted the reading, preserved by tradition as that of the earliest stage version: Heaven, forgive him even as I forgive him! Voltaire gives still another reading: Heaven, forgive me even as I forgive him! Whichever was the original version, it appears in none of the early editions, and Moli\u00e8re probably felt forced to change it on account of its too close resemblance to the Biblical phrase.[\/footnote]<\/span><\/sup>\r\n\r\n(To Orgon)<\/span>\r\nCould you but know with what distress I see<\/span>\r\nThem try to vilify me to my brother!<\/span>\r\n\r\nORGON<\/span>\r\nAh!<\/span>\r\n\r\nTARTUFFE<\/span>\r\nThe mere thought of such ingratitude<\/span>\r\nMakes my soul suffer torture, bitterly . . .<\/span>\r\nMy horror at it . . . Ah! my heart's so full<\/span>\r\nI cannot speak . . . I think I'll die of it.<\/span>\r\n\r\nORGON (in tears, running to the door through which he drove away his son)<\/span>\r\nScoundrel! I wish I'd never let you go,<\/span>\r\nBut slain you on the spot with my own hand.<\/span>\r\n\r\n(To Tartuffe)<\/span>\r\nBrother, compose yourself, and don't be angry.<\/span>\r\n\r\nTARTUFFE<\/span>\r\nNay, brother, let us end these painful quarrels.<\/span>\r\nI see what troublous times I bring upon you,<\/span>\r\nAnd think 'tis needful that I leave this house.<\/span>\r\n\r\nORGON<\/span>\r\nWhat! You can't mean it?<\/span>\r\n\r\nTARTUFFE<\/span>\r\nYes, they hate me here,<\/span>\r\nAnd try, I find, to make you doubt my faith.<\/span>\r\n\r\nORGON<\/span>\r\nWhat of it? Do you find I listen to them?<\/span>\r\n\r\nTARTUFFE<\/span>\r\nNo doubt they won't stop there. These same reports<\/span>\r\nYou now reject, may some day win a hearing.<\/span>\r\n\r\nORGON<\/span>\r\nNo, brother, never.<\/span>\r\n\r\nTARTUFFE<\/span>\r\nAh! my friend, a woman<\/span>\r\nMay easily mislead her husband's mind.<\/span>\r\n\r\nORGON<\/span>\r\nNo, no.<\/span>\r\n\r\nTARTUFFE<\/span>\r\nSo let me quickly go away<\/span>\r\nAnd thus remove all cause for such attacks.<\/span>\r\n\r\nORGON<\/span>\r\nNo, you shall stay; my life depends upon it.<\/span>\r\n\r\nTARTUFFE<\/span>\r\nThen I must mortify myself. And yet,<\/span>\r\nIf you should wish . . .<\/span>\r\n\r\nORGON<\/span>\r\nNo, never!<\/span>\r\n\r\nTARTUFFE<\/span>\r\nVery well, then;<\/span>\r\nNo more of that. But I shall rule my conduct<\/span>\r\nTo fit the case. Honour is delicate,<\/span>\r\nAnd friendship binds me to forestall suspicion,<\/span>\r\nPrevent all scandal, and avoid your wife.<\/span>\r\n\r\nORGON<\/span>\r\nNo, you shall haunt her, just to spite them all.<\/span>\r\n'Tis my delight to set them in a rage;<\/span>\r\nYou shall be seen together at all hours<\/span>\r\nAnd what is more, the better to defy them,<\/span>\r\nI'll have no other heir but you; and straightway<\/span>\r\nI'll go and make a deed of gift to you,<\/span>\r\nDrawn in due form, of all my property.<\/span>\r\nA good true friend, my son-in-law to be,<\/span>\r\nIs more to me than son, and wife, and kindred.<\/span>\r\nYou will accept my offer, will you not?<\/span>\r\n\r\nTARTUFFE<\/span>\r\nHeaven's will be done in everything!<\/span>\r\n\r\nORGON<\/span>\r\nPoor man!<\/span>\r\nWe'll go make haste to draw the deed aright,<\/span>\r\nAnd then let envy burst itself with spite!<\/span>\r\n\r\n<\/div>","rendered":"

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ORGON, TARTUFFE<\/p>\n

ORGON<\/span>
\nWhat! So insult a saintly man of God!<\/span><\/p>\n

TARTUFFE<\/span>
\nHeaven, forgive him all the pain he gives me![1]<\/sup><\/a><\/span><\/sup><\/p>\n

(To Orgon)<\/span>
\nCould you but know with what distress I see<\/span>
\nThem try to vilify me to my brother!<\/span><\/p>\n

ORGON<\/span>
\nAh!<\/span><\/p>\n

TARTUFFE<\/span>
\nThe mere thought of such ingratitude<\/span>
\nMakes my soul suffer torture, bitterly . . .<\/span>
\nMy horror at it . . . Ah! my heart’s so full<\/span>
\nI cannot speak . . . I think I’ll die of it.<\/span><\/p>\n

ORGON (in tears, running to the door through which he drove away his son)<\/span>
\nScoundrel! I wish I’d never let you go,<\/span>
\nBut slain you on the spot with my own hand.<\/span><\/p>\n

(To Tartuffe)<\/span>
\nBrother, compose yourself, and don’t be angry.<\/span><\/p>\n

TARTUFFE<\/span>
\nNay, brother, let us end these painful quarrels.<\/span>
\nI see what troublous times I bring upon you,<\/span>
\nAnd think ’tis needful that I leave this house.<\/span><\/p>\n

ORGON<\/span>
\nWhat! You can’t mean it?<\/span><\/p>\n

TARTUFFE<\/span>
\nYes, they hate me here,<\/span>
\nAnd try, I find, to make you doubt my faith.<\/span><\/p>\n

ORGON<\/span>
\nWhat of it? Do you find I listen to them?<\/span><\/p>\n

TARTUFFE<\/span>
\nNo doubt they won’t stop there. These same reports<\/span>
\nYou now reject, may some day win a hearing.<\/span><\/p>\n

ORGON<\/span>
\nNo, brother, never.<\/span><\/p>\n

TARTUFFE<\/span>
\nAh! my friend, a woman<\/span>
\nMay easily mislead her husband’s mind.<\/span><\/p>\n

ORGON<\/span>
\nNo, no.<\/span><\/p>\n

TARTUFFE<\/span>
\nSo let me quickly go away<\/span>
\nAnd thus remove all cause for such attacks.<\/span><\/p>\n

ORGON<\/span>
\nNo, you shall stay; my life depends upon it.<\/span><\/p>\n

TARTUFFE<\/span>
\nThen I must mortify myself. And yet,<\/span>
\nIf you should wish . . .<\/span><\/p>\n

ORGON<\/span>
\nNo, never!<\/span><\/p>\n

TARTUFFE<\/span>
\nVery well, then;<\/span>
\nNo more of that. But I shall rule my conduct<\/span>
\nTo fit the case. Honour is delicate,<\/span>
\nAnd friendship binds me to forestall suspicion,<\/span>
\nPrevent all scandal, and avoid your wife.<\/span><\/p>\n

ORGON<\/span>
\nNo, you shall haunt her, just to spite them all.<\/span>
\n‘Tis my delight to set them in a rage;<\/span>
\nYou shall be seen together at all hours<\/span>
\nAnd what is more, the better to defy them,<\/span>
\nI’ll have no other heir but you; and straightway<\/span>
\nI’ll go and make a deed of gift to you,<\/span>
\nDrawn in due form, of all my property.<\/span>
\nA good true friend, my son-in-law to be,<\/span>
\nIs more to me than son, and wife, and kindred.<\/span>
\nYou will accept my offer, will you not?<\/span><\/p>\n

TARTUFFE<\/span>
\nHeaven’s will be done in everything!<\/span><\/p>\n

ORGON<\/span>
\nPoor man!<\/span>
\nWe’ll go make haste to draw the deed aright,<\/span>
\nAnd then let envy burst itself with spite!<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

  1. Some modern editions have adopted the reading, preserved by tradition as that of the earliest stage version: Heaven, forgive him even as I forgive him! Voltaire gives still another reading: Heaven, forgive me even as I forgive him! Whichever was the original version, it appears in none of the early editions, and Moli\u00e8re probably felt forced to change it on account of its too close resemblance to the Biblical phrase. ↵<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/div>","protected":false},"author":2,"menu_order":7,"template":"","meta":{"pb_show_title":"on","pb_short_title":"","pb_subtitle":"","pb_authors":[],"pb_section_license":""},"chapter-type":[],"contributor":[],"license":[],"class_list":["post-66","chapter","type-chapter","status-publish","hentry"],"part":44,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/66","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/chapter"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/66\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/66\/revisions\/113"}],"part":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/parts\/44"}],"metadata":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapters\/66\/metadata\/"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=66"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"chapter-type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/pressbooks\/v2\/chapter-type?post=66"},{"taxonomy":"contributor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/contributor?post=66"},{"taxonomy":"license","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/pressbooks.library.torontomu.ca\/tartuffe\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/license?post=66"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}