Defying gender stereotypes Cunegonde is the one to initiate their romantic encounter. Voltaire describes her as curious: she is "filled with the desire to be learned. " (5) Upon witnessing a sexual encounter between Paquette and Pangloss, she immediately seeks out Candide to replicate these "experiments. " (5) This passage shows her sexual desire; Cunegonde is not as innocent as Candide thinks. ...

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Yet given that anti-feminism had been widely accepted especially in the circles of church where the notion of Eve as temptress holds water, the above-mentioned passage is Chaucer's attempt to increase humor. ... In consideration of the anti-feminism in the tale and the romantic feature of the book mentioned, there seems no truth to find except for the mocking and storytelling. ...

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