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Angelo begins enforcing the city's strict and long-forgotten laws.
Act 1, Scene 2Lucio is dispatched to warn Isabella of her brother's imprisonment.
Act 1, Scene 4Isabella leaves the convent to visit Angelo and plead for her brother's life.
Act 2, Scene 2Angelo offers to spare Claudio's life if Isabella will sleep with him.
Act 2, Scene 4The disguised Duke visits Claudio in prison and prepares him to face death.
Act 3, Scene 1Isabella visits Claudio, who is less appalled than surprised at Isabella's refusal to comply.
Act 3, Scene 1The Duke reveals his plot to save Claudio while sparing Isabella's virginity.
Act 3, Scene 1Isabella and the Duke enlist Mariana's help in tricking Angelo, her former fiancé.
Act 4, Scene 1Breaking his promise, Angelo orders Claudio's execution to be moved forward.
Act 4, Scene 2The Duke and Provost fool Angelo by sending him the head of a Claudio lookalike.
Act 4, Scene 3| Scene | Summary |
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| Act 1, Scene 1 | At his palace in Vienna, the Duke holds court with a group of noblemen and high-ranking officials, including his right-h... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 2 | In this Viennese street scene, Lucio and two other gentlemen are gossiping about their city's political future. Mistress... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 3 | At a monastery outside Vienna, the Duke confers with Friar Thomas, a monk. The Duke asks for permission to stay with the... Read More |
| Act 1, Scene 4 | Lucio pays a visit to the convent where Isabella, conversing with the nun Francisca, is displeased by how much freedom t... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 1 | This long scene takes place at Angelo's house and shows how his brand of justice is unfolding in Vienna. As the scene be... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 2 | Elsewhere in Angelo's house, the Provost has had some misgivings about his orders. A servant brings Angelo forth, and th... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 3 | The Duke, disguised as a friar, visits the prison of Vienna. There he speaks with Juliet, who is unafraid to "confess" a... Read More |
| Act 2, Scene 4 | Back at his home Angelo is stewing in his conflicted feelings for Isabella. He has prayed for strength, but his prayers ... Read More |
| Act 3, Scene 1 | The Duke, still disguised, confers with Claudio in his cell and counsels him to "be absolute for death," meaning to aban... Read More |
| Act 3, Scene 2 | In the street outside the prison, Constable Elbow is arresting Pompey Bum again. The Duke, still disguised as a friar, a... Read More |
| Act 4, Scene 1 | The Duke, still disguised as a friar, meets Mariana at a large farmhouse on the outskirts of Vienna. When he approaches,... Read More |
| Act 4, Scene 2 | Back in the prison the Provost offers to lighten Pompey's sentence if he will agree to serve as an assistant executioner... Read More |
| Act 4, Scene 3 | Elsewhere in the prison Pompey remarks he is "well acquainted here as ... / in our house of profession. One would think ... Read More |
| Act 4, Scene 4 | Back at the deputy's house, Angelo and Escalus are puzzling over the seemingly contradictory letters sent by the Duke. T... Read More |
| Act 4, Scene 5 | The Duke has arrived at the fields outside Vienna and has abandoned his friar disguise. He now meets with Friar Peter (a... Read More |
| Act 4, Scene 6 | Standing near the city gate, Isabella and Mariana discuss the cryptic instructions they have received from the "friar" (... Read More |
| Act 5, Scene 1 | The Duke is making a grand entrance at Vienna's city gate. He greets Angelo and Escalus and thanks them for their servic... Read More |
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