Comparing the Duke and Angelo in Measure for Measure

Comparing the scales of Duke and Angelo, Angelo and Duke were similar in the following ways: they first insisted that immune to love was later affected; in order to achieve their desired goal, they Everyone operated another person. They are reluctant to participate by others and try to maintain a certain reputation, but they all see the majority of the drama as being different from themselves. Both of them claim to value life.

Comparing the scales of Duke and Angelo, Angelo and Duke were similar in the following ways: they first insisted that immune to love was later affected; in order to achieve their desired goal, they Everyone operated another person. They are reluctant to participate by others and try to maintain a certain reputation, but they all see the majority of the drama as being different from themselves. Both of them claim to value life.

Metrics: Shakespeare actually shows a portrait of sexual psychology and social decline in combination with Angelo's imperialistic impulses. At the same time, as Harold Bloom pointed out, the Duke became an empty justice missionary (though for some reason many critics view the Duke as the image of Christ). From the first scene to the last scene, this is deep insight, dark humor, degenerate character, opaque character, strange drama. In addition to Macbeth, this drama is a favorite of Harold Bloom. "A very harsh and cruel economy attracts me like other literary works and art works." And I like it very much. This tragedy is a masterpiece of nihilism. "

In "Measurement", Duke of Vienna announced that he was on vacation and appointed Courtier Angelo to represent him. Angelo faced the challenge of bringing order to Vienna, a moral sagging. He is known for its purity and faithfulness, but he does not know that he is testing him because he knows he has a dark secret in the past. A young man, Claudio, was sentenced to death for crimes of adultery in prison. His charming sister Isabella is trying to be a nun and goes to Angelo to defend the lives of her brothers. Angelo overcomes her desire and tells her that if she sleeps with him, he will have a Claudio's life. Isabella threatened to expose him, threatening to hide himself with his strong position and a pure reputation, no one would believe the accusation of an unknown young woman to his identity and reputation.