2. Tartuffe - Orgon's houseguest and a
hypocrite
Madame Pernelle - Orgon's mother
Orgon - head of the house and husband of
Elmire
Elmire - Orgon's wife and object of
Tartuffe's lust
3. 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
4. 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