ABSTRACT
Mariana is a neighbour of Diana and her mother, the Widow Capilet, a Florentine innkeeper. The three women have come to see the arrival of the victorious French army led by Betram, Count of Rossillion. Diana and her mother briefly extol Betram’s heroism, then they suddenly realise that the army has ‘gone a contrary way’. Before they can think about trying to catch up with the French, Mariana stops them with this caution. This is her only scene and we learn no more about her, but she is obviously a woman of some experience of the world. She could be any age between twenties and forties.
