Isabella
from Measure for Measure
by William Shakespeare
Monologue Text
To whom should I complain? Did I tell this,
Who would believe me? O perilous mouths,
That bear in them one and the self-same tongue,
Either of condemnation or approof;
Bidding the law make court'sy to their will:
Hooking both right and wrong to the appetite,
To follow as it…
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Copyright Status
PUBLIC DOMAIN
Copyright and Performance Guidelines Statement
Shakespeare is in the public domain.
Author(s)
Character Name
Isabella
Source Title
Measure for Measure
Source Type
PLAY
Act / Scene
2 / 4
Setting
Angelo's Office, immediatly after he has offered to spare her brother's life in return for her chastity
Period
CLASSICAL
Publishing Status
PUBLISHED PIECE
Content Rating
SUITABLE FOR ALL AGES
Era
ELIZABETHAN
Monologue Type
DRAMATIC
Gender
FEMALE (FEMININE)
Age Range
20s - EARLY
20s - LATE
Race / Ethnicity
CAUCASIAN
Dialect
STANDARD ENGLISH
STANDARD AMERICAN
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