Act 2, Scene 4 Summary

Argan announces to his daughter that her regular music master is out of town and that she will have a replacement instead. When Angelique enters the room she is visibly startled upon recognizing Cleante.

Act 2, Scene 4 Analysis

Angelique does indeed express a reaction upon seeing Cleante, but she quickly recovers without incident. Her father is too preoccupied with thinking of his illness to notice her strange behavior.