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Isabella pleads for her brother's life, but Angelo will only pardon him if Isabella agrees to sleep with him. Isabella has some good speeches on how the law can act like a tyrant, contrasting that with mercy.
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Anthony, in misfortune, was most nearly a virtuous man.