🔫In England, it is considered useful to shoot an admiral occasionally to encourage others to fight.
🇬🇧Voltaire's two-year exile in England allowed him to appreciate the nation's acceptance of open-mindedness and free thinking.
🌍Candide's decision to stay on the boat demonstrates his disillusionment with his homeland.
🌟Despite growing hopeful, Candide still believes that Eldorado is the best of all possible worlds.
✈️Candide plans to go directly to Venice instead of setting foot on English soil.
Why was the English Admiral executed?
—The English Admiral was executed for not engaging closely enough with the enemy.
Why does Candide refuse to set foot on English soil?
—Candide refuses to set foot on English soil because in England, it is considered useful to shoot an admiral occasionally to encourage others to fight.
What did Voltaire appreciate about England during his exile?
—Voltaire appreciated England's acceptance of open-mindedness and free thinking during his two-year exile there.
What does Candide's decision to stay on the boat symbolize?
—Candide's decision to stay on the boat symbolizes his disillusionment with his homeland.
What does Candide still long for despite growing hopeful?
—Despite growing hopeful, Candide still longs for the utopia he discovered in Eldorado.
00:01Candide and Martin arrive in England and witness an English Admiral being executed.
00:15The Admiral is punished for not engaging closely enough with the enemy.
00:26In England, shooting an admiral occasionally is considered useful to encourage others to fight.
00:36Candide refuses to set foot on English soil and plans to go directly to Venice.
00:51Voltaire enjoyed England's acceptance of open-mindedness and free thinking during his exile.
01:03Candide still longs for the utopia he discovered in Eldorado.
01:05Candide's decision to stay on the boat symbolizes his disillusionment with his homeland.
01:17Candide plans to go directly to Venice instead of setting foot on English soil.
