Beatrice is more wonderful and seemingly more healthy than any other character during the story. Her demeanor also gives the sense of moral goodness—she brightens the shadows, which metaphorically evokes goodness casting out evil. Baglioni’s story about the Indian lady indicates that he thinks of Beatrice as her father’s accessory: https://keeganbkkjm.amoblog.com/a-secret-weapon-for-rappaccini-s-daughter-full-text-43964996