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Updated: May 7, 2025
In places the shadow deepens: death intrudes itself on the scene, as among other things "a great disguiser," blanching the features of youth and spoiling its goodly hair, touching the fine Claudio even with its disgraceful associations.
The moving forces are ready to close in and envelop their hated enemy. Learning of the death of "Claudio," and that a strong body of Southern settlers is also in the field, Maxime Valois feels the band of Joaquin is cut off in the square between Placerville and Sonora, Stockton and the Sierras.
Claudio, nevertheless, must have accepted this challenge of Benedick had not the justice of Heaven at the moment brought to pass a better proof of the innocence of Hero than the uncertain fortune of a duel. While the prince and Claudio were yet talking of the challenge of Benedick a magistrate brought Borachio as a prisoner before the prince.
Eat well, child, and get a little flesh and color before Claudio comes." They made a merry breakfast, with the noon sun sending its golden arrows through every tiniest chink of the closed shutters and an almost summer heat reigning without.
Early in the morning Isabel came to the prison, and the duke, who there awaited her coming, for secret reasons thought it good to tell her that Claudio was beheaded; therefore when Isabel enquired if Angelo had sent the pardon for her brother, he said, "Angelo has released Claudio from this world. His head is off, and sent to the deputy."
And Claudio said to the lady in the mask, "Give me your hand, before this holy friar; I am your husband, if you will marry me." We may be sure that this proved a most agreeable surprise to Claudio, who thought her dead, so that he could scarcely for joy believe his eyes: and the prince, who was equally amazed at what he saw, exclaimed "Is not this Hero, Hero that was dead?"
The good fierce outbreak of her high true heart in two swift words "Kill Claudio" would have fluttered the dovecotes of fashionable drama to some purpose. But Alceste would have taken her to his own.
'Now, sister, what is the comfort? said Claudio. Isabel told him he must prepare for death on the morrow. 'Is there no remedy? said Claudio. 'Yes, brother, replied Isabel, 'there is, but such a one, as if you consented to it would strip your honour from you, and leave you naked. 'Let me know the point, said Claudio.
When she arrived there, her brother was in pious conversation with the duke, who in his friar's habit had also visited Juliet, and brought both these guilty lovers to a proper sense of their fault; and unhappy Juliet with tears and a true remorse confessed that she was more to blame than Claudio, in that she willingly consented to his dishonourable solicitations.
And Claudio retired, overwhelmed with shame and sorrow for his fault. The duke being now alone with Isabel, commended her virtuous resolution, saying, "The hand that made you fair, has made you good." "O," said Isabel, "how much is the good duke deceived in Angelo! if ever he return, and I can speak to him, I will discover his government."
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