Tartuffe Allusions

Religious References

• the tower of Babel, Genesis 11 (1.1.34)
• Life of Jesus (1.2.4; could refer to any number of books)
• Moses (1.2.4)

Literary References

• Oronte – there's a character named Oronte in Molière's Misanthrope (1.5.11)
• Clitandre – a character in Molière's Misanthrope, and the protagonist in Corneille's play of the same name (1.5.11)

Historical References

• Cato, Roman politician/writer (1.5.10)
• Ariston (1.5.11)
• Périandre – perhaps Periander, 2nd tyrant of Corinth (1.5.11)
• Alcidamas – Greek sophist and rhetoritician, from 4th century B.C. (1.5.11)