Character Relationship Map: Bedazzled

Characters

• George Spiggot (played by Peter Cook) — protagonist

  The Devil posing as a man, who offers Stanley Moon seven wishes in exchange for his soul to help him reach a quota of 100 billion souls. He deliberately twists Stanley's wishes, uses a trial wish for...

• Stanley Moon (played by Dudley Moore) — protagonist

  A shy London short-order cook who attempts suicide and makes a pact with the Devil to win Margaret Spencer. His subsequent wishes backfire due to George's manipulation, but he eventually reclaims his...

• Margaret (played by Eleanor Bron) — supporting

  A Wimpy waitress and Stanley's love interest. She is repeatedly transformed by Stanley's cursed wishes into a pretentious intellectual, a wealthy socialite, a pop groupie, and a nun, before ultimately...

Canonical Relationships

Family, romantic, and professional connections based on plot evidence.

• Stanley Moon → Margaret (Romantic Love Interest) — Stanley's desire for Margaret motivates his supernatural bargain.

  Stanley is infatuated with Margaret and uses his wishes to try to satisfy his love for her.

• George Spiggot → Stanley Moon (Power Devil's Bargain) — George controls the supernatural contract and manipulates Stanley's wishes.

  George offers Stanley seven wishes in exchange for his soul. He later reveals that Stanley's trial wish has already counted as one of the seven.

Story Dynamics

Alliances, conflicts, and narrative interactions that evolve throughout the story.

• George Spiggot → Margaret (Conflict Supernatural Manipulator) — George affects Margaret indirectly by corrupting Stanley's wishes.

  George's handling of Stanley's wishes repeatedly transforms Margaret's circumstances, including making her pretentious, wealthy, a groupie, and a nun.

Story Analysis

A desperate man's magical attempts to manufacture love lead him toward personal freedom and honest human connection.

Plot Progression

1. The Devil's Offer — Stanley struggles with shyness and despair before George interrupts his suicide attempt. George proves his identity through the melted ice lolly and offers a soul-for-wishes bargain.
2. Wishes Turn Sour — Stanley uses wishes to become articulate, wealthy, and famous in order to win Margaret. George twists every desire until Stanley suffers humiliation and rejection.
3. Impossible Fantasies — Further wishes place Stanley and Margaret in a morgue and a countryside household. Each imagined relationship becomes more painful as Stanley discovers that desire cannot control another person.
4. The Unbreakable Wish — Stanley tries to formulate a wish George cannot corrupt, but the result turns both lovers into nuns. His failed escape exposes the limits of the wish bargain.
5. Freedom Without Magic — George reveals that the trial wish consumed Stanley's final wish, then spares him after exceeding his quota. Stanley burns the contract and chooses to approach Margaret without supernatural assistance...