Subscribe for ad free access & additional features for teachers. Authors: 267, Books: 3,607, Poems & Short Stories: 4,435, Forum Members: 71,154, Forum Posts: 1,238,602, Quizzes: 344 SCENE 1 Vincentio, disguised as Friar Lodowick, counsels Claudio to embrace death as opposed to desperately groping for life, arguing that only by doing so can Claudio prepare himself for what is to come--either life or death--with equanimity when Isabel announces her presence and her intent to have a word with her brother. Friar Lodowick withdraws, and with the Provost's help he is enabled to eavesdrop on Claudio and Isabel. Claudio is anxious to know if his sister has found a way to have his sentence commuted. Isabel's answer is no but she qualifies it, piquing his curiosity. She mentions Angelo's ignomin

