Felismena and Don Félix reconcile

Felismena and Don Félix reconcile at the close of their long separation, turning a scene of apparent death into one of restored love. Dorida’s enchanted waters revive Don Félix and heal his wounds, but the decisive change is that his love for Felismena returns; his confession and her forgiveness then make their reunion explicit and lead to their marriage at the Temple of Diana.

Reversal from Crisis to Recovery

Don Félix lies unconscious at Felismena’s feet after being wounded by three knights. Felismena holds his head in her lap and fears that his death will coincide with the end of her own life. Dorida arrives carrying a silver vessel and a gold one. She first casts fragrant water from the silver vessel over his face, bringing him back to consciousness; after he drinks from the gold vessel, his wounds no longer trouble him. The water also removes the suffering associated with his love for Celia and renews his love for Felismena, which Don Félix says has never seemed so alive.

Confession and Forgiveness

Once recovered, Don Félix takes Felismena’s hands and acknowledges both his debt to her and the wrong he committed. He admits that he loved Celia and forgot Felismena, then considers possible excuses: Celia’s beauty, the changing times, and the separation between them. He rejects these as insufficient, recognizing that none absolves him of the injury he caused or of Felismena’s reason to forget him. His remorse makes the reconciliation more than a magical restoration of feeling: he names the betrayal, accepts her grounds for resentment, and entrusts the outcome to her judgment.

Felismena weeps as she forgives him, explaining that her love has always made forgiveness possible and that, had she intended to reject him, she would not have endured so many hardships on his behalf. Don Félix is thus returned not simply to an earlier state of affection but to a relationship in which his past conduct has been openly acknowledged. Dorida’s intervention restores his body and love; Felismena’s freely given pardon resolves the injury between them.

Reunion and Marriage

Dorida invites Don Félix and Felismena to the Temple of Diana, where Felicia is waiting. Don Félix accepts, and the pair set out with Dorida after taking the horses belonging to the dead knights. On the journey, Felismena recounts what has happened since they last met. Don Félix is especially astonished to learn of her service as his page, which he had failed to recognize because his understanding was distracted, and of the events involving Felicia and the shepherds.

At the Temple of Diana, Felicia and the shepherds welcome them. Don Félix and Felismena are married there alongside the other couples, bringing their separation and his divided affections to a public resolution. The reconciliation therefore closes with both personal forgiveness and marriage, while joining their story to the wider gathering of lovers at the temple.