Geoffrey McQuilkin
Conflicts and Obstacles: Act I
Claudio, who is well intentioned and virtuous, gives into his lust for Juliet and ends up impregnating her and getting sentenced to death for it.
Angelo seeks to right the city's wrongs by strictly enforcing punishment on violations of premarital sex, yet when he sentences Claudio to death, he is seen as unjust and unmerciful.
The Duke does not want Angelo to have free reign because he knows that he is too strict although he does want his city to become a virtuous place.
Isabelle seeks shelter from the wicked ways of Vienna as a nun, however, Lucio brings her back into her discomfort zone where she must confront the sins that surround her. She is repulsed in Act II, when Lucio encourages her to seduce Angelo (who feels drawn to her).
Isabelle makes the decision that family is more important than her religious virtues when she stands up for her brother because she believes that his punishment is too severe.
Conflicts and Obstacles: Act II:
Characters such as Escalus and the provost believe that Angelo is narrow minded and that Claudius' punishment is too harsh. However, they seem to fear Angelo and it takes the Duke's intervention in order to motivate them to act.
During their meeting, Angelo begins to have lustful thoughts for Isabelle, and he has an inner conflict in maintaining control over the sexual impulses that he has outlawed.
Isabelle is furious at the idea of having sex with Angelo, yet his attraction to her does give her some power in saving her brother's life. Oddly enough, Angelo does not want to have sex with any other woman in Vienna.
Angelo says that he loves Isabelle, but would not marry her. This lust turns Angelo into a hypocrite for enforcing the law that he would so easily break with Isabelle. Yet, Isabelle decides that death is better than shame, and refuses to have sex with Angelo to save her brother's life.
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