Domitian confronts Paris alone; Paris humbly acknowledges his fault, and accepts his inevitable fate so sincerely that he almost seems able to talk his way out of his dire predicament. Domitian has Paris and his actors play a scene from a drama called The False Servant, that parallels their present situation; Domitian himself plays the injured husband.
Domitian confronts Paris alone; Paris humbly acknowledges his fault, and accepts his fate so sincerely that he almost seems able to talk his way out of his dire predicament. Domitian uses this situation to rehearse a scene from The False Servant drama with Paris and his actors, where they portray their current circumstances; Domitian plays the part of the injured husband.