Identify the context and significance of these lines from Ta…
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Identify the cоntext аnd significаnce оf these lines frоm Tаrtuffe (4-6 good sentences): We serve a Prince to whom all sham is hateful,A Prince who sees into our inmost hearts,And can’t be fooled by any trickster’s arts.His royal soul, though generous and human,Views all things with discernment and acumen;His sovereign reason is not lightly swayed,And all his judgments are discreetly weighed.He honors righteous men of every kind,And yet his zeal for virtue is not blind.Nor does his love of piety numb his witsAnd make him tolerant of hypocrites.’Twas hardly likely that this man could cozenA King who’s foiled such liars by the dozen.With one keen glance, the King perceived the wholePerverseness and corruption of his soul,And thus high Heaven’s justice was displayed:Betraying you, the rogue stood self-betrayed.