Clearly, Segismundo isn’t able to resist his evil nature, and he threatens to kill everyone for the slightest affront. Of course, it’s also true that he’s been horrifically mistreated for his entire life, which complicates the question of whether fate is truly responsible for his behavior. Here, Astolfo saves Clotaldo’s life, which derails Clotaldo’s plan to help Rosaura kill Astolfo and avenge her lost honor. He later claims he cannot take the life of a man who has saved his, and he is launched into yet another moral dilemma. Clotaldo is in an impossible situation—to honor Astolfo and repay his good deed, Clotaldo must betray his daughter, and vice versa.