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All's Well That Ends Well

Act III, Scene VI – Camp Before Florence

Bertram/Seto entered the stage along with two French Lords.

"My good Lord, Parolles is a despicable man," said the Second Lord.

"Exactly," agreed the First Lord. "He brags to everything that moves. Not to mention his…swaggering."

"Indeed," replied the Second Lord.

"Do you think I have been truly deceived by him so much?" asked Bertram/Seto.

"My Lord, Parolles is a most extraordinary coward and an infinite and continual liar! He breaks his promises hourly! That man does not possess a single good quality!" exclaimed the First Lord, eagerly trying to convince Bertram/Seto.

"We should test him so that we may expose Parolles' true nature. This way, you will see the error in your friendship with him before something terrible happens," suggested the Second Lord.

"What particular way should Parolles be tested?" inquired Bertram/Seto anxiously.

"Hm…I propose that Parolles should be allowed to recapture the drum taken by the enemy in a recent battle," offered the First Lord.

"I will suddenly surprise Parolles with a troop of Florentines and pretend to be the enemy," added the Second Lord. "We will blind him and trick him and lead him to believe that he is being carried to the enemy camp when he is actually placed in our own tents. I only ask that you be present, my Lord, at Parolles' examination. I am quite confident that Parolles will betray you and reveal important information to the people he assumes are his enemies."

"I support this proposal," the First Lord replied enthusiastically. "I think it will convince you, my Lord, and it will also be very funny. Besides, Parolles always boasts of his strategies for recovering the drum. This will give him his chance. Oh, look! Here he comes now!"

At that moment, Parolles/Duke entered the stage.

"Oh, for the love of laughter, let him fetch off his drum in any hand," whispered the Second Lord to Bertram/Seto.

"You know, recovering the drum would surely be a great achievement," said Bertram/Seto.

"Yes, it would. It would be a cause for heroic celebrations," agreed the First Lord.

As expected, Parolles/Duke took the bait. "I, alone, can get the drum back!" boasted Parolles/Duke, leaving.

"He sure is confident," stated the Second Lord. Bertram/Seto and the First Lord nodded in agreement.

"Parolles' confidence is just a sign of his good intentions and honest capabilities," said Bertram/Seto unworriedly.

"Why does the fact that Parolles is a boaster and a liar not seem real to you?" exclaimed the Second Lord.

"Well, I must prepare the trap for Parolles," announced the First Lord, leaving the stage.

"Oh! I want to show you the young virgin, Diana, I have been speaking of, of whom I have been relentlessly pursuing. But the girl's main fault is her honesty, because she keeps turning me down," Bertram/Seto said suddenly.

The First Lord did a double take. "But you said she's honest!"

"And that is her fault. Will you accompany me on my next visit to Diana?" asked Bertram/Seto.

"Um…with all my heart, my Lord," he replied reluctantly as they left the stage together.

End Scene