Tartuffe Foolishness and Folly Quotes

How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Act.Scene.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue. We used Richard Wilbur's translation.

Quote #10

Orgon:
"You're talking nonsense. Can't you realize
I saw it; saw it; saw it with my eyes?
Saw, do you understand me? Must I shout it
Into your ears before you'll cease to doubt it?" (5.3.17)

Here, Orgon gets a taste of his own medicine; he gets to see what it's like to argue with a fool.