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The Changeling
By Thomas Middleton and William Rowley - Stage play
Roles
- Beatrice
- De Flores
About this piece
De Flores wants more than money as a reward for having killed Alonzo..
Summary
The play follows two plot lines. The main regards Beatrice, daughter of Vermandero, the governor of Alicante, and her love for Alsemero. The conflict comes from the fact that her father has betrothed her to a noble lord, Alonzo de Piracquo. She has her servant De Flores, who is in love with her, murder Alonzo. De Flores stabs Alonzo and kills him. In order to retrieve a ring that was given to Alonza by Beatrice, he cuts his finger. In this scene De Flores tells Beatrice that he has killed Alonzo as she had instructed. She offers him to keep the ring and offers him money as well. De Flores wants more, he wants to have sex with her and take her virginity, or else he will tell everybody what he did for her.
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