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Duke: “This is his pardon, purchased by such sin/for which the partner himself is in” (105). As succinct a description of Christianity as I’ve heard.

Finally, Isabella agrees to provide Mariana for Angelo, more self-interestedly than Pompey provides Mistress Elbow to Froth. Does the Duke’s plan “grow” to what Isabella anticipates to become “a most prosperous perfection”? Nowhere is the play more problematic than in Isabella and the Duke pimping Mariana.

The triangle in Act III sc. ii embodies the problem of crossing state, church & family. First, what is the integrity of The Duke impersonating a friar to counsel Claudio to accept capital punishment for the sin of adultery? Second, measure for measure, Claudio would have his sister sin with Angelo—an eye for an eye—to avoid punishment. How perverse is that justice? Finally…

i massively underestimated how difficult it would be to read this without proper formatting. lord help me

oh this might be the most relevant Shakespeare play to today

“O, it is excellent
To have a giant’s strength; but it is tyrannous
To use it like a giant.”
(II.ii)

“Our doubt are traitors,
And makes us lose the good we oft might win,
By fearing to attempt.”
(I.iv)

Saw this last night at the Old Globe and decided to finally read it while the performance is fresh in my mind

it’s so good!! thinking abt my beautiful friends doing this next year ahhh 🥹