How we cite our quotes: (Act.Scene.Paragraph)
Quote #10
"Stop worrying father, you can drop all your accusations. I have news of your money and am here to tell you that you will get it back—on condition that you let me marry Mariane." (5.6.1)
Cléante isn't messing around here. He's willing to straight up blackmail his father into giving him Mariane in exchange for his box of money. And let's not forget that Cléante is doing this in front of a cop, so he's definitely pretty brazen when it comes to getting his dad to do what he wants.