Ferdinand, the Duchess, the Cardinal, and Cariola enter a gallery in the palace. The brothers tell the Duchess they are leaving and that she must use her own discretion about suitors. The men tell her she should not marry again and she assures them she will not. The brothers warn her against marrying secretly. The Cardinal exits. The Duchess tells Ferdinand she believes their warnings were rehearsed. Ferdinand shows her a dagger and issues a veiled threat. Then he makes a final admonition that the Duchess understands as a lewd warning against giving in to sexual desire, but he says he is merely talking about the lure of smooth-talking men.
After Ferdinand exits, the Duchess declares that her brothers' threats will not prevent her from the marriage she has planned. Cariola pledges.....
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