In the field flux control method of a DC shunt motor, which type of power and torque performance characteristics are obtained for operating speeds above the base speed?

A DC shunt motor is running at its rated speed. If a rheostat connected in the field circuit is adjusted such that the resistance of the field winding circuit increases, what will be the effect on the motor speed, assuming the supply voltage and load torque remain constant?

In large DC machines, how is the demagnetizing and cross-magnetizing effect of armature reaction effectively neutralized?