context1: To avoid her husband's wrath she makes Serafimo disguise as one of her maids while one of the maids <strong>assumes</strong> the role of Serafimo (played by Meg). However, her husband, Don (honorific) Attillo (in the 2004 film played by Piangi. In the musical it's unknown), senses the deception; he <strong>pretends</strong> to leave the country, but instead conceals himself behind a screen in his wife's room.
context2: First, he introduces his mistress to Treat-all as Charlot, allowing Treat-all to woo her. This allows him to court the real Charlot himself, and it allows his mistress to move up to a wealthy knight. Then, during a staged entertainment, Wilding <strong>assumes</strong> a disguise and <strong>pretends</strong> to be a Polish nobleman.