Homework: Act 1, Scene 3

The scene is roughly divided in the following ways:
1) The Countess (the scene is set back in Rousillon) is talking with a clown -- remember our discussion of clowns in Shakespeare. The clown is asking permission to marry his love, Isbel. But what follows is a discussion about sex, marriage, and infidelity.
2) Next, the steward (a kind of administrator for the Countess who handles the business of her estate) tells the Countess something very important. Read this section carefully.
3) Helena then enters and speaks with the Countess. What do they talk about and what plan do they enter into? Again this is important.