She was known to be beautiful and innocent. Candide loved him very much. Cunégonde precipitated Candide's feelings. Every time they were near each other, they blushed. They then exchange a kiss on stage behind a screen where her father was. The baron witnessed this kiss and became angry. He started kicking Candide as punishment and kicked him out of the beloved castle. Cunegonde was also punished by her mother, the Baroness, with a slap in the face after waking up from fainting. They were separated without knowing when they would see each other again. The Old Lady, who fed and sheltered Candide, was able to bring Cunégonde back to Candide. However, Candide will have to be separated from Cunégonde again after visiting the governor. It is then that the governor confesses his love for Cunégonde and announces that he is going to marry her. As they did not have much money, the Old Lady suggested that she marry the governor to save money for her next meeting with Candide. The old lady assured her that she would be safe. As time passed, Candide couldn't wait to see his Cunégonde. He was going to go to Constantinople where she was. Candide's friend Cacambo shared that Cunégonde had lost her beauty and had become ugly. He was finally able to save Cunégonde and the Old Lady. What Candide wanted most throughout his journey, he no longer wanted. Who was to marry Cunégonde. But he thought he had to keep his world as Cunégonde reminded him of it. “Cunegonde didn't know that she was ugly, no one had told her; she reminded Candide of her promises in such a firm tone that the good Candide did not dare refuse them” (Voltaire 577). Cunégonde's shyness seems to have disappeared given what she has experienced. Scherr mentioned that Candide "seems relatively shy and reserved" ("Candide by Voltaire: