Measure for Measure Essay: Isabella’s Moral Dilemma -- Measure for Mea

Isabellas Moral Dilemma in Measure for Measure   O cunning enemy that, to catch a saint, with saints dost bait thy hook. A deplorable tale of suspense, dark comedy and corruption, Shakespeares Measure for Measure searchs sexuality, morality and the law, exposing the abuse of authority in high places amid the seething underworld of Vienna. This essay will explore Isabellas moral dilemma.   In the play, Claudio has been sentenced to death for getting his fiancee pregnant (his crime was not so much getting her pregnant, but having sex with her at all). Claudios sister, Isabella, who is in the process of joining a nunnery, feels that Claudio has done wrong, has sinned and committed a crime, but she feels that the sentence--death--is too strict. So, she goes to the ruler of the city, Angelo, to plead for her brothers life. The previously virtuous Angelo falls into appetite with Isabella, and he propositions her to save her brother by having sex with him (Angelo). Now, rememb er that Isabella is in the process of becoming a nun. She, of course, rejects this propos...