Candide no longer wants to marry Cunégonde, but the baron is so insulting and Cunégonde is so insistent that Candide is determined to follow through on his promise. He consults his advisors Pangloss, Martin, and Cacambo regarding this decision. Pangloss gives a dissertation in which he proves that the young baron has no rights at all over his sister and that Cunégonde therefore has every right to marry Candide if she wishes it. Martin’s advice is to throw the baron promptly into the sea. Cacambo would suggest that the baron be returned to the galleys and then sent back to the Father General in Rome. Candide returns the Baron to his slavery in the galleys. There would be the thought of making love to Cunégonde in her current state is really unappealing to …show more content…
Goals have been achieved but Candide is unhappy. Cunégonde isn’t attractive anymore, and she and the Old Woman are grumpy. Pangloss maintains his "best of all worlds" stance, but it seems like his heart just isn’t in it anymore. Paquette and the monk show up in despair. The gang would seek the knowledge of the dervish about questions of good and evil. The group would need help but the dervish would say they can’t help. The gang would return to the farm and on their way they encounter another farmer that invites them into his house. The farmer would be inviting them to a pleasant dinner and he has found that working would help him overcome the three eveils known as boredom, vice, and poverty. Candide and the gang would take the farmers advice and dedicate themselves to working. Candide would find the farm life interesting. He, Cunégonde, and his friends decide to follow it, and everyone would be satisfied by hard work in the garden. Cunégonde would be growing more disagreeable every day. Cacambo works in the garden of the small farm. He hates the work and curses his fate. Pangloss is unhappy because he has no chance of becoming an important