angelo
from measure for measure
by William Shakespeare
Monologue Text
What's this, what's this? Is this her fault or mine?
The tempter or the tempted, who sins most?
Ha!
Not she: nor doth she tempt: but it is I
That, lying by the violet in the sun,
Do as the carrion does, not as the flower,
Corrupt with virtuous season.…
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Author(s)
Character Name
angelo
Source Title
measure for measure
Source Type
PLAY
Act / Scene
act 2 scene 2
Setting
angelo's office
Period
CLASSICAL
Publishing Status
PUBLISHED PIECE
Content Rating
CONTAINS ADULT CONTENT
Era
ELIZABETHAN
Monologue Type
DRAMATIC
Gender
MALE (MASCULINE)
Age Range
30s - EARLY
Race / Ethnicity
CAUCASIAN
Dialect
STANDARD ENGLISH
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