Melisso recalls Ruggiero to reason and duty by letting him wear the magic ring: under its influence, Ruggiero sees the island as it really is—a desert, peopled with monsters.
Melisso přivádí Ruggiera k rozumu a povinnost tím, že jej nechá nosit kouzelný prsten: pod jeho vlivem, Ruggiero vidí ostrov, jaký ve skutečnosti je, poušť, osídlenou netvory.