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Jasperino is Alsemero’s employee, advisor, and trusted friend. At first, Jasperino takes advantage of his friend’s sudden desire for Beatrice to pursue Diaphanta. But after Jasperino begins to suspect Beatrice of dishonesty and adultery, he does his best to convince Alsemero of his new wife’s betrayals, even at the risk of angering Alsemero. Diaphanta, Beatrice and Alsemero all individually remark that Jasperino is an honest man and a good friend; Beatrice in particular believes that Alsemero’s closeness with Jasperino reflects Alsemero’s own good judgment.
Jasperino Quotes in The Changeling
The The Changeling quotes below are all either spoken by Jasperino or refer to Jasperino. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Act 2, Scene 1
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BEATRICE: Methinks I love now with the eyes of judgment
And see the way to merit, clearly see it.
A true deserver like a diamond sparkles,
In darkness you may see him, that’s in absence,
Which is the greatest darkness falls on love;
Ye he is best discern’d then
With intellectual eyesight.
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Act 4, Scene 2
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ALSEMERO [Aside.]: Push, modesty’s shrine is set in yonder forehead.
I cannot be too sure though.—My Joanna!
Act 5, Scene 3
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BEATRICE: ‘Tis innocence that smiles, and no rough brow
Can take away the dimple in her cheek.
Say I should strain a tear to fill the vault,
Which would you give the better faith to?
ALSEMERO: ‘Twere but hypocrisy of a sadder colour,
But the same stuff; neither your smiles nor tears
Shall move or flatter me from my belief:
You are a whore!
BEATRICE: What a horrid sound it hath!
It blasts a beauty to deformity;
Upon what face soever that breath falls,
It strikes it ugly. O you have ruin’d
What you can ne’er repair again.
ALSEMERO: I’ll all demolish, and seek out truth within you,
If there be any left.
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Jasperino Quotes in The Changeling
The The Changeling quotes below are all either spoken by Jasperino or refer to Jasperino. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Act 2, Scene 1
Quotes
BEATRICE: Methinks I love now with the eyes of judgment
And see the way to merit, clearly see it.
A true deserver like a diamond sparkles,
In darkness you may see him, that’s in absence,
Which is the greatest darkness falls on love;
Ye he is best discern’d then
With intellectual eyesight.
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Act 4, Scene 2
Quotes
ALSEMERO [Aside.]: Push, modesty’s shrine is set in yonder forehead.
I cannot be too sure though.—My Joanna!
Act 5, Scene 3
Quotes
BEATRICE: ‘Tis innocence that smiles, and no rough brow
Can take away the dimple in her cheek.
Say I should strain a tear to fill the vault,
Which would you give the better faith to?
ALSEMERO: ‘Twere but hypocrisy of a sadder colour,
But the same stuff; neither your smiles nor tears
Shall move or flatter me from my belief:
You are a whore!
BEATRICE: What a horrid sound it hath!
It blasts a beauty to deformity;
Upon what face soever that breath falls,
It strikes it ugly. O you have ruin’d
What you can ne’er repair again.
ALSEMERO: I’ll all demolish, and seek out truth within you,
If there be any left.
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