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Shakespeare plays CLAUDIO, a young man

Illustration: Shakespeare plays Claudio dressed in Elizabethan style; he is in chains, looking distressed as he stares into the middle-distance. His sister stands next to him in her nun's habit, hands together in prayer and eyes turned heavenward

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Claudio's sister can save him from execution if she agrees to sacrifice her honour, which her conscience won't allow her to do. Claudio finds this attitude very distressing.
Measure for Measure
Act 3 Scene 1

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