The fact that all the characters (including those from the more humorous madhouse subplot) have now gathered together is salient; it was a tradition in Jacobean drama for the full company to come together in Act Five, at which point all secrets could be revealed, and all characters either punished or forgiven. In that sense, then, this gathering feel like its own signal of destiny—Beatrice and DeFlores are about to face the full consequences of their treachery.