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Dr Samuel Johnson: Isabella’s feelings when she first sees Claudio

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‘It is strange that Isabella is not made to express gratitude, wonder or joy at the sight of her brother’

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G. Wilson Knight: Human responsibility of the Duke and being a father figure to children

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‘The Duke’s sense of human responsibility is delightful throughout; he is a kindly father and all the rest are his children’

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G. Wilson Knight: Authority of a teacher through disguise

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‘The Duke expresses the authority of a teacher through his disguise as a friar’

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G. Wilson Knight: Angelo not evil but ensnared by good

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‘Angelo has not been overcome by evil. He has been ensnared by good’

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E.M.W. Tillyard: Independence of Isabella in first half of play

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‘There is no more independent character than the Isabella in the first half of the play’

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John Mortimer: Angelo cold blooded judge

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‘Angelo is a cold blooded judge’