The Misanthrope | Act III-V Summary
Act III
In Act III, Clitandre asks Acaste why he looks so happy. Acaste replies that he is happy because he is "young, blueblooded, beautiful, and rich." He boasts that he is confident in his wooing of Celimene, to which Clitandre replies that he doesn't have a chance with her. Acaste concedes that he has been given no reason to believe that she favors him in any way. The two men make an agreement that, if either of them finds out that she prefers one or the other of them, the one she does not prefer will willingly drop out of the competition. Celimene enters and tells...
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