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While Beatrice maintains that her actions are out of her control, DeFlores takes responsibility for even his worst behavior; when he takes his own life at the end of the play, he reflects back on his actions with pride.
After her father arranges for her to marry Alonzo de Piracquo, the beautiful Beatrice conspires with her father’s servant DeFlores to kill Alonzo, paving the way for her marriage to her beloved Alsemero.
The principal interest in The Changeling lies in the two central characters, Beatrice and De Flores. De Flores is a study in sexual obsession. He is a ruthless character who is also...
Though Beatrice appears a timid and delicate lady to other characters, her obsessive hatred for De Flores sparks strong reaction when they talk. Her vehement disregard for De Flores inspires her to involve him in Alonzo’s murder.
Jul 1, 2006 · In her reaction to De Flores's suggestion, Beatrice-Joanna marshals class difference as the bar between them: ‘Think but upon the distance that creation / Set 'twixt thy blood and mine, and keep thee there’ (III. iv. 130-1).
- N. K. Sugimura
- 2006
De Flores leads Alonzo into the castle’s vault, where he stabs Alonzo and severs one of Alonzo’s ringed fingers as a token for Beatrice. When he returns, Beatrice tries to pay De Flores and send him on his way.
A close textual analysis of The Changeling reveals that the play does have a powerful masochistic subtext, but that subtext is not anchored on the character of Beatrice-Joanna; rather, it is anchored on her antagonist, De Flores.
