While she is not a man and therefore does not have agency to marry whom she pleases, she can still invent a plan to change her fortune. When Alonzo arrives at the castle with his brother Tomazo, Beatrice hatches a plan to secure all her heart desires. De Flores does not care that Beatrice hates him his love is unstoppable, and he must be around her at every opportunity. De Flores burns with an obsessive passion for Beatrice, while Beatrice recoils from De Flores with a passionate hatred. All the while, her father’s repulsive servant De Flores seems to lurk wherever Beatrice goes. Beatrice secures an invite for Alsemero to visit her father’s castle, knowing she only needs a few days to scheme a way for them to be together. Their union seems blessed by the heavens. Beatrice and Alsemero fall in love at a church, and Alsemero wants to marry Beatrice. However, when Beatrice meets Alsemero-a nobleman from Valencia passing through on his travels-only five days later, she decides no other man will do. A lady of wealth and privilege, Beatrice must marry according to the orders of her father, Vermandero. Beatrice, sometimes called Joanna, is newly betrothed to Spanish nobleman Alonzo de Piracquo.
This summary refers to edition published in The Routledge Anthology of Renaissance Drama (2002). The Changeling is considered one of the best tragedies of its time outside of Shakespeare and enjoys popularity still today. Scholars believe Middleton wrote the majority of the main plot (Act II Act III, Scenes 1, 2, and 4 Act IV, Scenes 1 and 2 and Act V, Scenes 1 and 2), while Rowley wrote the comedic subplot as well as the first act and final scene (Act I Act III, Scene 3 Act IV, Scene 3 and Act V, Scene 3). The play has two plots: a tragic main plot and a comedic subplot.
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