Conversation Piece - Monday, December 8, 2008
"Oh, come not near me, sir; I shall defile you.
I am that of your blood was taken from you
For your better health. Look no more upon't
But cast it to the ground regardlessly;
Let the common sewer take it from distinction.
Beneath the stars, upon yon meteor
Ever hung my fate, 'mongst things corruptible;
I ne'er could pluck it from him. My loathing
Was prophet to the rest, bu ne'er believed;
Mine honor fell with him, and now my life."
(The Changeling V.iii.158-67)
I am that of your blood was taken from you
For your better health. Look no more upon't
But cast it to the ground regardlessly;
Let the common sewer take it from distinction.
Beneath the stars, upon yon meteor
Ever hung my fate, 'mongst things corruptible;
I ne'er could pluck it from him. My loathing
Was prophet to the rest, bu ne'er believed;
Mine honor fell with him, and now my life."
(The Changeling V.iii.158-67)
Tuesday, December 2, 2008
The Upper Hand
Although I hate to say it, De Flores obviously has the upper-hand in this situation. De Flores is completely right in arguing the idea that Beatrice and him are now equals. However, I think that because De Flores is now trying to bargain his act for sexual favors, he has lost even more credibility. Beatrice did put De Flores up to this act, thereby making her on the same playing field. But this is where De Flores' argument ends--if he wants to retain this idea of self-pride then he needs to quit while he's ahead. On the other hand, Beatrice naturally believes that De Flores has done this for financial reward, but can she really be this naive? I mean she had to have known that a man with this type of physical deformity is willingly waiting by her side in order to retrieve some sort of "favor." There is no question after rereading this passage that De Flores is a smart and cunning man. He has forced Beatrice into a position that she can not get out of. I can only imagine that she will give in to his sexual desires in the future...
