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- 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. She sets to scheming, pretending to dote on De Flores to sway him toward her murderous bidding.
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On the one hand, DeFlores is the play’s villain: he kills both Alonzo and Diaphanta in an effort to impress Beatrice, and he eagerly amputates Alonzo’s finger in order to snag his diamond ring. But he also challenges the other characters in some important ways.
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.
De Flores is a slave to his obsessive desire, seeking out any moment he can to be in Beatrice’s presence, even though she expresses her loathing for him to his face. Masochistically, De...
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).
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.
Beatrice views De Flores as a “deadly poison” and calls him a “basilisk” (a mythical creature whose gaze was said to be lethal).
