by William Shakespeare (Author), William Shakespeare (Author), Julia Briggs (Introduction), J. M. Nosworthy (Editor), Nicholas Arnold (Contributor)
In the Duke's absence from Vienna, his strict deputy Angelo revives an ancient law forbidding sex outside marriage. The young Claudio, whose fiancee is pregnant, is condemned to death by the law. His sister Isabella, soon to become a nun, pleads with Lord Angelo for her brother's life. But her purity so excites Angelo that he offers her a monstrous bargain he will save Claudio if Isabella will visit him that night.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 224
Edition: Revised ed.
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 27 Oct 2005
ISBN 10: 014101380X
ISBN 13: 9780141013800