...the declaration of the higher truth which she has most studied : — "Alas! alas! Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit once; And He that might the...you be, If He, which is the top of judgment, should Bat judge you as you are? O, think on that; And merey then will breathe within your lips, Like man...

...the declaration of the higher truth which she has most studied : — "Alas! alas! Why, all the soula that were, were forfeit once: And He that might the...have took Found out the remedy : How would you be, If Ho, which is the top of judgment, should But judge you as you are? O, think on that; And merey then...

...brother is a forfeit of the law, And you but waste your words. Isab. Alas ! alas ! Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit once ; And He that might the...mercy then will breathe within your lips, Like man new made.1 Ang. Be you content, fair maid ; It is the law, not I, condemns your brother : Were he my kinsman,...

...remember that we must be merciful, as the Father was also merciful in redeeming us : Why, all the souls that were were forfeit once, And he that might the...remedy. How would you be If he which is the top of judgement should But judge you as you are? O, think on that ! And mercy then will breathe within your...

...argumento más personal para convencer a Angelo: How would you be If He, which is the top of judgement, should But judge you as you are? O! think on that...mercy then will breathe within your lips Like man new made.8 Este es un argumento muy sugerente porque se pone en cuestión el papel de juez que el hombre...

...And you but waste your words. ISABELLA Alas, alas! Why all the souls that were, were forfeit once, 75 And he that might the vantage best have took Found...remedy. How would you be If he, which is the top of judgement, should But judge you as you are? Oh, think on that, And mercy then will breathe within your...

...and gradually her language warms and reveals her intellectual power and subtlety: Why, all the souls that were were forfeit once, And He that might the...will breathe within your lips, Like man new made. (73-79) The meter here is not much less regular than before, but Isabella's speeches now pour emphasis...

...Shakespeare's plays — which in itself tells us much about him: . . . . Alas, Alas; Why, all the souls that were were forfeit once; And He that might the...top of judgment, should But judge you as you are? (2.2.72) Or, as Hamlet at about the same time was putting it in bis play: "Use every man after his...

...But if that pure judgment were set loose among us, all would be destroyed, judge and judged alike. 'How would you be / If he which is the top of judgment...will breathe within your lips / Like man new made!' (Measure 11.2). We should, therefore, not invoke it. But this does not mean there is no place for justice...

...put to death for his crime against her. The story got around. 168 A Higher Court Why, all the souls that were, were forfeit once; And He that might the...top of judgment, should But judge you as you are? — Measure for Measure There's a tidy little contingent who argue that Measure for Measure is a Christian...