The queen slaps a woman who claims royal blood, accusing her of contempt and demanding she kneel. The woman defiantly refuses, provoking the queen to order her maid to 'teach her a lesson.' When the queen's personal guard intervenes on her mistress's behalf and assaults the noblewoman, the queen threatens to have his entire family executed for his offense. The humiliated noblewoman vows revenge on the queen, Teresa, as the scene ends with an onlooker condemning the king as a tyrant who indulges his queen's whims.