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The Changeling
By Thomas Middleton and William Rowley - Stage play
Roles
- Beatrice
- De Flores
About this piece
Beatrice sweet talks De Flores in order to get him to kill 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. In this scene Beatrice sweet talks De Flores in order to convince him to kill Alonzo for her. Beatrice has always treated De Flores without any respect and De Flores acts very surprised at the beginning. Then Beatrice asks him to murder Alonzo and De Flores accepts, thinking that he will have a chance to have sex with her.
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