Flamineo's Self-Fashioning?

Flamineo is a harsh, but perceptive judge of the social system he lives in. He criticizes those who have obtained power through "gentlemanly" means such as inheritance, education, and service. In Act I Scene ii, Flamineo asks Camillo if he will "be an ass/Despite [his] Aristotle, or a cuckold/Contrary to [his] ephemerides" (ll. 68-70). Here he hints that educated men who think they are above the "commonality" of cuckoldry are naive in thinking their philosophy can save them from this blow to reputation. Later, in Act III Scene i, Flamineo defends his choice of pandering for Bracciano against his brother's more societally acceptable (and honorable) choice of being a soldier. He compares the two careers by showing their similarities of service, but then condemning the meager rewards of soldiery: "--what hast ? / But like the wealth of captains, a poor handful, / Which in thy palm thou bear'st, as men hold water -- / Seeking to gripe it fast, the frail reward / Steals through thy fingers" (ll.41-45). I'm wondering if Flamineo's "quest of gain" can be considered as a new kind of self-fashioning reminiscent of Marlowe's Tamburlaine. By criticizing and redefining his social world, is Flamineo attempting to construct himself into something more than what he was born (his conversation with his mother is particularly revealing)? What is the proper means of upward mobility? Is it possible? If so, are Flamineo's tactics of bawdiness and murder hints at the lengths to which lower class citizens are willing to go for societal (and perhaps economic) legitimacy? Also, what's being said about a system that encourages the prostitution of sisters in order to gain financial reward? Can this be extended to commentary on court "flatterers"?