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How we cite our quotes: Citations follow this format: (Act.Scene.Line). Every time a character talks counts as one line, even if what they say turns into a long monologue. We used Richard Wilbur's translation.
Quote #10
Orgon: "You're talking nonsense. Can't you realize I saw it; saw it; saw it with my eyes? Saw, do you understand me? Must I shout it Into your ears before you'll cease to doubt it?" (5.3.17)
Here, Orgon gets a taste of his own medicine; he gets to see what it's like to argue with a fool.