W ha t is th e p urp ose o f d ela ye d e m erg ence a nd h o w is it p ortr a ye d in M oli e re 's Tartu ffe ? In M oli e re 's s e ve nte enth -c e ntu ry fa rc e T artu ffe , th e p ...

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W ha t is th e p urp ose o f d ela ye d e m erg ence a nd h o w is it p ortr a ye d in M oli e re 's
Tartu ffe
?
In M oli e re 's s e ve nte enth -c e ntu ry
fa rc e T artu ffe , th e p la yw rig ht d oes n o t fo rm ally in tr o duce th e title c ha ra cte r u ntil th e s e co nd s ce ne o f th e th ir d a ct. T he
d ela ye d e m erg ence o f T artu ffe s e rv e s a v e ry p artic ula r p urp ose fo r th e a ud ie nce . T ho ug h T artu ffe d oes n o t a ctu a lly s te p o n
sta ge u ntil th e th ir d a ct, h e d oes p la y a fo rm ativ e r o le in th e fir s t tw o a cts . H e is fr e que ntly th e to pic o f th e c o nve rs a tio ns
a m ong th e o th e r c ha ra cte rs . F ro m th e se c o nve rs a tio ns, th e a ud ie nce b egin s to d eve lo p a c e rta in s e t o f e xp ecta tio ns o f th a t
cha ra cte r. T he c ha ra cte rs o bje ct to th e fa ct th a t O rg on is s o c o nce rn e d a bout T artu ffe 's w ell- b ein g , s p ecific a lly h is fo od
in ta ke .
In M oli e re 's s e ve nte enth -c e ntu ry fa rc e
Tartu ffe
, th e p la yw rig ht d oes n o t fo rm ally in tr o duce th e title c ha ra cte r u ntil th e s e co nd
sce ne o f th e th ir d a ct. W rite rs s o m etim es u se th is m eth o d, g ene ra lly c a lle d d ela ye d e m erg ence , to a chie ve c e rta in e ffe cts
w ith in th e ir w ork s. T he d ela ye d e m erg ence o f T artu ffe s e rv e s a v e ry p artic