Damis has caught Tartuffe seducing his mother, and he believes he has enough evidence to force his father to punish Tartuffe. He describes the character of Tartuffe as being black and goes to his father to tell him what he has discovered. However, his father does not believe that Tartuffe is a hypocrite and therefore claims that Damis is not right. He insists that Tartuffe's allegations of hypocrisy are motive on his son's part to taint his reputation and purity. In this scene, the author emphasizes an element of stupidity. Orgon prefers to place his trust in a stranger rather than in his family. He should give priority to his son because Tartuffe is only a third party who can claim to have Orgon's well-being at heart. This even shows that disagreement between father and son can result from the father's blindness and poor judgment. Instead of taking precautions to understand Tartuffe's innate nature, Orgon continues to make more mistakes by insisting that his daughter marry Tartuffe and not Mariane. On the other hand, his daughter wants to marry Mariane. Through this marriage, Orgon hopes that Tartuffe will be able to achieve a better social position and stay in the house forever. This shows that Tartuffe has some control over Orgon as he feels the need to guard him at all times, regardless of the negative things he hears about him. Here the reader learns that people should listen to the opinions of others and respond appropriately to them.