▁his ▁speech ▁to ▁his ▁parish ion ers , ▁but , ▁at ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁curs es ▁his ▁wife . ▁ ▁Act ▁ 3 Scene ▁ 1 : ▁A ▁room ▁in ▁Count ▁St ank ar ' s ▁Castle Al one ▁in ▁his ▁room , ▁St ank ar ▁reads ▁a ▁letter ▁which ▁tells ▁him ▁that ▁R aff ae le ▁has ▁fled ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁see ks ▁to ▁have ▁L ina ▁join ▁him . ▁He ▁is ▁in ▁desp air ▁over ▁his ▁daughter ' s ▁behaviour ▁( L ina ▁pens ai ▁che ▁un ▁ang elo ▁in ▁te ▁mi ▁des se ▁il ▁ciel o ▁– ▁" L ina , ▁I ▁thought ▁that ▁in ▁you ▁an ▁ang el ▁brought ▁me ▁heaven ly ▁bl iss "). ▁For ▁a ▁moment , ▁he ▁resol ves ▁to ▁commit ▁suic ide ▁and ▁begins ▁to ▁write ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁St iff el io . ▁But ▁J org ▁enters ▁to ▁give ▁him ▁the ▁news ▁that ▁he ▁has ▁track ed ▁down ▁R aff ae le ▁who ▁will ▁be ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁castle . ▁St ank ar ▁rejo ices ▁( O ▁g io ia ▁in es prim ibile , ▁che ▁questo ▁core ▁in ond i ! ▁– ▁" Oh , ▁the ▁in express ible ▁joy ▁that ▁flo ods ▁this ▁heart ▁of ▁mine !" ), ▁as ▁he ▁sees ▁reven ge ▁being ▁within ▁reach . ▁He ▁leaves . ▁ ▁St iff el io ▁confront s ▁R aff ae le ▁and ▁asks ▁him ▁what ▁he ▁would ▁do ▁if ▁L ina ▁were ▁free , ▁offering ▁him ▁a ▁choice ▁between ▁" a