Team 5 Thesis Statement

While both “good” and “bad” characters lie and manipulate to get ahead, the separation between the two centers on morality and ethical boundaries, or the lack thereof - Tartuffe’s ruthless and conscious decision to manipulate Orgon out of his inheritance to reach his means outlines the differences between the social-awareness of Dorine and Elmire and the hyper-selfishness of Tartuffe.