Madame Pernelle does remind me of someone that I know in real life. Madame Pernelle is Orgon's mother who loves and adores tartuffe almost as much as he does. Early in the play, she is ready to leave her son's house because she feels that no one there will pay attention to her and that they all talk entirely way too much. She offers advice that she thinks is good and everyone still ignores her which upsets her. She tells her grandson that he is a dunce and her granddaughter that she is censured for being so secretive. She also accuses her daughter-in-law, Elmire, that she is too free with money and Elmires brother that he is too worldly.
Madame Pernelle can be seen as a person of power who is also easily fooled like her son. She lets her infatuation with Tartuffe affect the way she treats everyone around her. She is super critical of her own family because she thinks that a random man, Tartuffe, is so much better than them and that he is the epitome of perfection. She is also a very demanding character when it comes to getting her way. If she does not, it can cause her to go off on everyone around her.
Obenoskey, Mallery
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