The dank cells of the prisons of Vienna are far from the cold marble halls where a judge asks an impossible sacrifice of a novice. In this Measure For Measure Act 2 Quiz we look at the powerful negotiations between mercy and strict legalism that characterise this dark comedy. Get ready to measure the price of virtue today.
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Measure For Measure Act 2 Quiz Questions
- Who is brought before Angelo at the beginning of Act 2?
- What crime is Claudio accused of?
- Who pleads for mercy on Claudio’s behalf in Act 2 Scene 1?
- How does Angelo react to Escalus’s appeal for leniency?
- What does Escalus say about mercy?
- Who is Pompey in this act?
- Why is Pompey brought before Escalus?
- What does Pompey argue in his defense?
- Who is Mistress Overdone?
- What punishment does Escalus threaten Pompey with?
- Who is Froth?
- Who is Elbow?
- Why does Elbow bring Froth and Pompey before Escalus?
- How does Escalus describe Elbow’s speech?
- What does Angelo privately admit about Isabella in Act 2 Scene 2?
- What does Isabella ask Angelo to do?
- How does Isabella appeal to Angelo’s conscience?
- What does Angelo begin to feel after Isabella’s plea?
- What does Angelo tell Isabella at the end of their meeting?
- What does Angelo admit in his soliloquy after Isabella leaves?
- What does Angelo decide to test in Isabella?
- What does Lucio advise Isabella to do after seeing Angelo’s reaction?
- Who is the Provost?
- What does the Provost think of Claudio’s sentence?
- What is Isabella’s emotional state at the end of Act 2?
- What theme is most evident in Act 2?
- What does Angelo’s behavior in this act reveal about him?
- What literary device is used in Angelo’s struggle between lust and morality?
- What contrasts are emphasized in this act?
- How does the Duke’s absence shape the events of Act 2?