Act 2 scene 4

Question 1

1979 BBC production

Answer 1

Angelo is now changes from being in purple formal clothing to a black cloak looking dischevelled showing the toal on him

Question 2

Angelo falling to his desires

Answer 2

“in my heart the strong and swelling evil”

Question 3

Angelo on pretending to be good

Answer 3

“lets write good angel on the devil’s horn- tis not the devils crest” basically saying you can pretend to be good but you cannnot change the devils nature

Question 4

How does Isabella react to Angelo’s vulgar proposition

Answer 4

“I had rather give my body than my soul”

Question 5

Angelo trying to persuade Isabella

Answer 5

“might there not be a charity in sin to save a brothers life” When he brings this up it is only as a hypothetical until the end of the scene where he says “plainly concieve, I love you” to which she calls out the hypocracy of how Claudio & Juliet loved each othe

Question 6

Angelos proposition after hypothetical

Answer 6

“he shall not, Isabell if you give me love” (shall not die)

Question 7

Isabella fights back & threatens Angleo

Answer 7

“with an outstrech’d throat I’ll tell the world” if he doesnt pardon Claudio

Question 8

Angelo abusing his position

Answer 8

“My false o’erweighs your true” links to measure for measure

Question 9

Change in angelo

Answer 9

Beging act 2 he outsourcing his morality to the law and by the end he cannot hold himself to this private morality breaking the rubrick by using it as his scapegoat and not adhering to it making it seemingly meaningless losing his identity.

Question 10

How does angelo continue to stoop

Answer 10

“ yielding up the body to my will;” then “his death draw out to ling’ring sufferance.” (claudio)

Question 11

Isabella is left on the stage and says

Answer 11

“to whom should I complain?”

Question 12

How does Isabella reffer to Angelo’s act

Answer 12

“such abhorred pollution”

Question 13

Productions Act 2 scene 4

Answer 13

David thacker Isabella is chased dragged on the floor and Angelo covers her mouth before shoving her out of the door which is a very violent confrontational presentation in comparison to the John Dove production where well timed lines throughout the scene make. the audience laugh despite the subject matter althlough her sexual assult is presented seriously the whole scene is not.

Question 14

ISabella on women not being weak

Answer 14

“the glasses where they view themselves, Which are as easy broke as they make forms
Women” In responce to Angelo saying woman are weak she believes women are reflections of what men see them as