Clitandre and Acaste, the two marquis, speak alone. Clitandre asks Acaste if he is content. Acaste answers with a long list of his own best qualities. Clitandre teases him, asking why he hangs around Celimene when he doesn't have a chance with her. Acaste claims he is not like other men who hang around a woman who does not really care for him. When Clitandre says that Acaste is deluded, Acaste becomes sarcastic. Clitandre.....
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