Monologue

Tartuffe Monologue

From Tartuffe by Molière

male · philosophical · 50 sec

Those who know me will not believe that I'd Do anything selfish or unjustified. I hold worldly goods in quite low esteem. I can't be dazzled by their phony gleam. And if in the end I decide to take The gift that the father wishes to make, It is only, I swear, because I fear That it could be left to a false profiteer, Or that it could be shared by those who would Use it to do evil rather than good, And who would not use it, as I'm sure I can, For the glory of God and one's fellow man.

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