Characters
| Character | Description |
|---|---|
| Orgon | head of the house and husband of Elmire |
| Tartuffe | Orgon's houseguest and a hypocrite |
| Madame Pernelle | Orgon's mother |
| Elmire | Orgon's wife and object of Tartuffe's lust |
| Dorine | Orgon's housemaid and confidente of Mariane |
| Cléante | Elmire's brother and Orgon's brother-in-law |
| Mariane | Orgon's daughter, in love with Valère |
| Damis | Orgon's son |
| Valère | in love with Mariane |
| Laurent | Tartuffe's servant (either unseen, or present but non-speaking) |
| Argas | friend of Orgon; entrusts Orgon with documents that Tartuffe steals and attempts to use against Orgon (never seen, only spoken of) |
| Flipote | servant of Madame Pernelle (non-speaking) |
| Monsieur Loyal | a bailiff |
| A King's Officer | a royal official |
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