- At the theatre, all the actors dance with one another.
- A woman is pretending to be a man to play Romeo, and a man is playing Juliet. Crazy.
- Ned Alleyn yells at Viola, err… "Thomas," that she… err, he is dancing too femininely.
- Will arrives and Alleyn talks to him about his character, Mercutio.
- Alleyn likes the speech, but not that he disappears for most of the play.
- Will delivers Alleyn new scenes for his character, Mercutio. Very dramatic stuff—a speech, a swordfight.
- But then he dies. Hmm. Alleyn isn't sure how he feels about dying.
- In the evening, Will joins Thomas on a boat. Thomas delivers the break-up note from Viola (remember: Thomas is Viola)
- Will asks Thomas for advice, and Thomas tells him to do what she says.
- He doesn't want to. He loves her, "Like a sickness, and like its cure together."
- He talks about how gorgeous her eyes and lips are… while looking directly at her eyes and lips and not seeming to realize it.
- And he talks about her amazing her bosom is, too (guytalk has not changed since the 16th century it seems).
- Thomas says that Will and Viola can't marry because of class differences.
- He says that's a load of hooey, and he will defy Wessex to marry her.
- So Thomas kisses him.
- He's in shock as the boat docks at Viola's estate, and the dockworker greets Thomas as "my lady."
- Finally, Will realizes that Thomas is Viola.