The scene opens with a flashback to the beginning of the novel, when the young woman, Lucentio, is still in high school. She is now a student at a prestigious college in Paris, France, where she is romantically involved with a man named nanase, a co-worker of hers. The young woman is shocked to learn that the man is nanse's boss, and she is angry that he is not treating her with the same respect as the other co-workers.