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Preface to Shakespeare

Act 3 — ACT III. SCENE ii. (III. i. 137-8.)

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Is't not a kind of incest, to take life From thine own sister's shame?

In Isabella's declamation there is something harsh, and something forced and far-fetched. But her indignation cannot be thought violent when we consider her not only as a virgin but as a nun.

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