Measure for Measure

Summary Act 5

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SCENE 1

The Duke enters Vienna and is greeted by Escalus and Angelo. Vincentio praises Angelo for a job well done when, prompted by Friar Peter, Isabel petitions the Duke for justice. Angelo informs the Duke that Isabel may be out of her mind on account of her failed attempt to save her brother's life from the law. Cursing Angelo, Isabel states her case and accuses Angelo of being a lecher, a hypocrite, and a murderer. She avows that Friar Lodowick will vouch for her. The Duke denounces Isabel as a slanderer and has her taken into custody. Isabel's supposed slander is somewhat substantiated when Mariana step