Measure for Measure

What’s mine is yours, and what is yours is mine (5.1) Human nature and the law often collide in Measure for Measure. As the play begins, the duke of Vienna announces he is going away and puts his deputy Angelo in charge of the state. Angelo immediately enforces a law prohibiting sex outside of marriage, sentencing Claudio to death for sleeping with Juliet, Claudio’s now-pregnant fiancĂ©e. Claudio’s sister Isabella, a novice nun, appeals to Angelo to save her brother. ButRead more