The Enlightment

Sydell Mejia Prof. Goulding EN202-21 2/25/10 Importance of motive The Enlightment age was a very important period period it started in the eighteen century. This age was alike known as the age of reason. work force of this age felt they were Enlightened group. They believed they were coming to their senses, educated men of this time thought that the mankind was logical, rational, and reasonable, and this could even out a mans modern passions and actions. They had the beliefs that they had keep an eye on closer to any other age to figure out how the universe and men worked and how to live to a greater extent a good life more reasonably.The Enlightenment also challenged some(prenominal) of the former themes, one of which was ignorance. Orgon in Molieres, Tartuffe, exemplifies the idea of ignorance, due to the fact he is ignorant of Tartuffes current typesetters case. DORINE in that location was that headache Madame had the day you left. Well, it got really bad. She had a fev er. ORGON And Tartuffe? DORINE Hes fine- Rosy nose and red cheeked, drin male monarch your wine. ORGON Poor Man (1. 4. 8-14). Although Orgon hears news program about his ill wife, he only shows his care towards Tartuffe. He also fails to recognize that Tartuffe is tricking them and is not thinking as reasonably as Cleante is.In Act I, scene 5, Cleante is trying to talk sense into Orgon he is the piece of reason in this scene. Cleante accuses Orgon of being unable to distinguish hypocrisy and true devotion to the family. He tells Orgon that his love of Tartuffe is unrealistic, and attempts to enlighten him about Tartuffes true character Cleante Orgon, listen, Youre out of your mind. / Or youre mocking me. Or both combined. / How can you speak such(prenominal) nonsense without blinking? (1. 5. 73-75). Although Cleante knows that Orgon is wrapped somewhat his feelings for Tartuffe.Orgon believes so strongly in Tartuffes piety and goodness that he is unbidden to sacrifice the hap piness of his daughter, therefore thinking unreasonably and affecting his family negatively, such as making his daughter marry mortal she does not necessitate to marry, sacrificing the happiness of his daughter. Dorine is another character that presents reason doneout the play. Dorine, Marianes maid, is someone with a low social status and because she is a member of the on the job(p) class, she is portrayed as ignorant in the family because of her low social status.Although in the play she is of low social status, she is smarter than Orgon and also a lot more reasonable. She is able to point out that Tartuffe is an imposter. Dorine says, Now theres a lie that beats everything. / His pretended reverence for our king (5. 7. 25-26). This shows that it does not question what social class one comes from to determine their level of reason. Dorine is someone from a lower social standing than the family, provided yet, is able to socialize and support the family she works for. His con trol affects his family, especially his daughter.In the play, she is to marry to the man she loves, yet when Tartuffe enters the picture, Orgon breaks his promise to her fiance, and tells her she has to marry Tartuffe instead. However, Orgon is challenged by his family, who work to prove Tartuffe is a fake. This is a conflict to the power order of society and brings into question the authority of this order, by the end of the play, Tartuffe turns his back on Orgon and tries to arrest him. He brings an officer of the king back to take Orgon. However, while Tartuffe attempts to get Orgon arrested, the king saw through him and reasoned that Tartuffe was the one to be accused and put to trial.In his Narrative, Oluadah Equiano, describes in detail his experiences when he was captured and enslaved. In an attempt to persuade the reader of the Englishmen nuisance actions, Equiano reveals the hypocrisy of European ideas of enlightenment and the dehumanizing nature of slavery. Equiano Olaud uahs autobiography, The Interesting Narrative emotional state of Equiano Olauduah is a unique and intriguing story which includes vivid and great exact descriptions of the authors life both as a slave and a unacquainted(p) black man.Throughout Equianos life he encounters many hardships and misery. In the commencement exercise of the narrative, he explains his experience on a slave ship when he was sent away These filled me with astonishment, which was soon converted into terror when I was carried aboard (38). He explains his amazement of the new advances throughout the ship but also explains the terror of being on the ship and watching the lamentable slaves upon the ship.He has come in contact with many people of dissimilar races, religion and intelligence. Equiano was a well-rounded intelligent black male which many people admired. Although Equiano purchased his freedom and now considered a free man, he belt up endured man hardships. Works Cited Age of Reason. History AllA boutHistory. org. Web. 20 Feb. 2010. http//www. allabouthistory. org/age-of-reason. htm. Moliere. Tartuffe A young Verse Translation (ED. Norton Critical Editions_)_. New York W. W. Norton, 2007. Print.