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 #7
Elmire:
"You've been too long deceived,
And I'm quite tired of being disbelieved.
Come now: let's put my statements to the test,
And you shall see the truth made manifest." (4.3.22)
Elmire's decision to step in and show Orgon the truth is based on both her compassion for Orgon and her overall fatigue. She wants to save him and save herself the trouble of dealing with him any longer.
Quote #8
Elmire:
"I'm going to act quite strangely, now, and you
Must not be shocked at anything I do.
Whatever I may say, you must excuse
As part of that deceit I'm forced to use." (4.4.7)
Elmire only uses deceit as a last resort, in order to save Orgon once and for all. She makes it very clear that she's "forced" to use it, and is up front about it being deceitful. She's no hypocrite, after all.
Quote #9
Tartuffe:
"To please you is my joy, my only goal;
Your love is the restorer of my soul;
And yet I must beg leave, now, to confess
Some lingering doubts as to my happiness.
Might this not be a trick? Might not the catch
Be that you with me to break off the match
With Mariane, and so have feigned to love me?" (4.5.5)
Tartuffe, world-class liar that he is, knows a trick when he sees one, but he's eventually overcome by his lust.