Measure for Measure is a comedic and dramatic play framed around the false departure of a Vincentio, Duke of Vienna. Vincentio remains in his city disguised as a simple friar in order to assess the qualities of his stern judge, Angelo. The play also deals with a number of interwoven romances and the entanglements that result therefrom, as well as following the thread of the duplicitous and unjust Angelo's attempts to usurp Vincentio's authority.
Virtue is a characteristic that shows a person to be righteous and to be of good works A person of virtue is helpful and truthful someone who sees the good is every thing Virtue is said to be a godly characteristic a virtuous person is highly respected In Measure for Measure the character Angelo is not a man of virtue Angelo is a man who puts pretends to be sincere and wants to do what is best In reality he is a liar who uses his power to take advantage of people In Act I Duke Vincentio leaves
It has been said that men have two heads but only enough blood to use one at a time While its merely meant as a joke the phrase holds truth in William Shakespeares play Measure for Measure It takes place in Vienna where whorehouses are everywhere and the Duke will do nothing to stop the massive fornication To save face and to make sure the town is set on the right track the Duke puts Angelo in charge Angelo decrees that anyone caught fornicating will be executed and Claudio is the first one cau