Henry himself is also very different from Jonson's heartless nephew: he loves his uncle, seeking his approval and is the one who calls the charade to an end when he sees how much his uncle is suffering. The Barber is also very different: in Jonson he is an accomplice of the nephew. For Zweig, the Barber is a good person who thinks well of Sir Morosus and is a benign schemer who drives the plot along, much like Mozart's barber Figaro. After the disinheritance scene in Act 1, he explains to Henry and the others "He (Morosus) is a thoroughly honest fellow with the best heart in the country". The planned deception of the marriage comes about as a way to "wean Sir John from his taste for marriage and return inheritance to [him ... it's going to take a lot of effort to soap him up and ... cut this tuft of foolishness off".