Act 2

In the second act, Pantalone appeared, amazed and delighted that the zanni brought a letter from Camilla, requesting him to disguise himself. In the manner and fashion that the zanni described with his mouth, Pantalone and the zanni went to change their clothes. Here, the Spaniard entered with his heart submerged in the depths of jealousy and anger. He narrated to his servant the greatness and the feats he had accomplished, how he had slain hundreds of enemies with his own hands, and now a lowly woman had taken away his valorous heart. Forced by love, he went to find his dear Camilla and pleaded with her to let him enter her house. Camilla slyly withdrew a necklace from his hand, promising to see him in the evening. The Spaniard, contented, left. Then Pantalone appeared, dressed in the clothes of the zanni, and the zanni in the clothes of his master. And after entertaining them for a while, it was a good opportunity to learn how to play the Magnificent's behavior, especially how to say "Duchess." [The pronunciation joke likely based upon Pantalone's strange dialect.] Finally, both entered Camilla's house. There, a music performance with four voices, two lutes, a strumento da penna [such as a virginal, clavichord, etc.], a fife, and a bass viol took place.

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