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Vincentio, Duke of Vienna, announces suddenly that he must leave the city at once. He appoints Angelo to take his place, although admitting that the more senior Escalus should, by rights, have been selected.
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© 1986 Mark Lilly
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Lilly, M. (1986). Synopsis. In: Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare. Macmillan Master Guides. Palgrave, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-349-08720-4_2
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