Measure for Measure

Summary Act 4

Vincentio, disguised as Friar Lodowick, arrives at Saint Luke's which is where Mariana, Angelo's spurned lover, resides. Mariana, who has been singing, greets Friar Lodowick and apologizes for seeming to be happy, explaining that she sings to cope with her grief. Friar Loddowick greets Mariana, telling her she need not apologize. He asks if anyone has arrived asking for him. Mariana says no. By and by, Isabel appears. Excusing himself from Mariana a moment, Friar Loddowick takes Isabel aside and asks if Angelo has agreed to the terms of the proposed tryst. Isabel says that Angelo has. She explains that Mariana's incognito presence will be understood to be Isabel's servant who is there to attend to her brother. Satisfied, Friar Lodowick introduces Mariana to Isabel and has Isabel explain to