Isabella's Moral Dilemma in Measure for Measure "O cunning enemy who, to catch a saint, with saints you bait your hook." A disturbing tale of suspense, dark comedy and corruption, Shakespeare's Measure for Measure explores sexuality, morality and the law, exposing abuses of authority in high places amid Vienna's seething underworld. This essay will explore Isabella's moral dilemma. In the play, Claudio was sentenced to death for getting his fiancée pregnant (his crime was not so much getting her pregnant, but having sex with her). Claudio's sister Isabella, who is about to join a convent, believes that Claudio has done wrong, sinned and committed a crime, but she believes that the punishment – ​​death – is too strict. So, she goes to the ruler of the city, Angelo, to plead for her brother's life. Angelo, previously virtuous, falls in love with Isabella and he offers to save her brother by having sex with him (Angelo). Now remember that Isabelle is becoming a nun. She of course rejects this proposition....