Within The Changeling by Middleton and Rowley the selective use of language accentuates various ideas and notions, demonstrating the ability words have to manipulate perceptions. It is DeFlores' strategic placement of double entendres that greatly influences the consequences, as disguising his lustful intentions as honesty aids in the damnation of himself and Beatrice. While deceiving only Beatrice in nature, through the inclusion of digressions, only the audience remains aware of these meanings, arousing annoying irony. Furthermore, it is the manipulation of language that truly accentuates the effects of Beatrice's ignorance, bringing her down into the social order and inciting her objectification. Thus, it is through manipulated connotations and differentiating overt and covert intentions that leads The Changeling to expose the impact and ramifications of deceptive language and dissonance present in the articulation of internal factors alongside external ones. The deceptive meanings contained in the language, and the resulting irony, help reinforce DeFlores' extremely lascivious nature and his role as an aid in Beatrice's objectification. Throughout the dialogue, numerous words are awash in double entendres, understood by Beatrice, DeFlores, and the reader in dissimilar ways, deceiving multiple parties as to the actual meaning of the word. In divulging her plan regarding Alonzo's murder, Beatrice claims, "there is horror in [her] service, blood and danger" (2.2.122) which is understood differently between her and DeFlores. Although Beatrice shows no intention of making sexual advances towards DeFlores, her connotations of “service,” “blood,” and “danger” are stated more literally in the definition, what… in the center of the card… of women and its impact on patriarchy. Works Cited Eaton, Sara. “Beatrice-Joanna and the rhetoric of love in 'The Changeling'.” Theater Journal 36.3 (1984): 371-82. Accessed March 28, 2014. Harber, Judith. “‘I(t)could not choose but follow’: erotic logic in The Changeling.” Representations 81.1 (2003): 79-98. Accessed March 28, 2014. Kistner, A. L. and M. K. Kistner. "The Five Structures of 'The Changeling'." Modern Language Studies 11.2 (1981): 40-53. Accessed March 29, 2014."Mad, adj.". OED online. March 2014. Oxford University Press. Accessed March 29, 2014. http://www.oed.com/view/Entry/112000?rskey=O22MdF&result=1&isAdvanced=falseMiddleton, Thomas and William Rowley. "The Shapeshifter." In Three Tragedies of Vengeance, edited by Gāmini Salgādo, 259-344. London: Penguin Group, 2004.Shakespeare, William. Macbeth. Project Gutenberg, 1998, iBook edition.