Volpone | Act IV Summary
Sir Politic Would-be is telling Peregrine about his plots and secret plans for several inventions and ways to get rich. When Lady Politic Would-be enters, she thinks that Peregrine is a woman in disguise, but apologizes when she realizes that Peregrine is, indeed, a man. The result of the Lady's actions is that Peregrine becomes convinced that Sir Politic Would-be is a man without honor. At that moment, Mosca enters and tells the Lady that the courtesan, who was earlier with her husband, has been arrested. Meanwhile, at the senate, the conflicting stories confuse the magistrates, but...
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