...none of any consequence: O my dear lord. I crave no other nor no bener man. (vi 4z6) She knows that best men are moulded out of faults, And, for the most, become much more the bener For being a linle bad. (vi 440) The incident is profoundly true. Love asks no questions, sees...

...circumstances without denying the offender's central guilt. Thus, Mariana says, looking to the future, They say best men are moulded out of faults, And,...better For being a little bad. So may my husband. (Vi444-46) And Isabella offers extenuation in her plea to the Duke by referring to Angelo's goodness...

...Clown — All's Well I.iii A young man married is a man that's marred. Parolles— All's Well II.iii They say, best men are moulded out of faults; And,...better For being a little bad: so may my husband. Mariana — MforM Vi Nature craves All dues be rend'red to their owners: now, What nearer debt in all...

...Surely such affecting impressions are required by the broken, repetitive phrasing of: Isabel, Sweet Isabel, do yet but kneel by me; Hold up your hands,...say, best men are moulded out of faults ; And, for tlie most, become much more the better For being a little bad: so may my husband. O Isabel, will you...

...studies in the great tragedies. III. TRAGIC REVELATION In Measure for Measure it was recognized that best men are moulded out of faults, And, for the most,...become much more the better For being a little bad. (vi 440) The thought helps us to understand Shakespeare's greater tragedies. Their heroes, however...

...Measure, or (closer to Lovelace's own crime — and strength of character) Angelo in the same play. They say best men are moulded out of faults, And,...better For being a little bad. So may my husband. (5.1.436-8) So says Mariana, pleading for Angelo's life: but the charities possible in tragi-comedy...

...Conversion and Community (London: Geoffrey Chapman, 1967), pp. 114-15. They say best men are molded out of faults, And, for the most, become much more the better For being a little bad. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure, 5.1. [440— 42]. Eleanore Milardo uses the spelling "Godde"...

...are part of the panorama, as it comes full circle, there is evidence of the benignity even of evil. I'll speak all. They say, best men are moulded out...become much more the better For being a little bad. But it is unsafe to assess an author's mood from the remarks of his characters. Fortunately, in Measure...

...have plenty of messenger boys. -Sir William Preece, chief engineer of the British Post Office, 1876 They say, best men are moulded out of faults, And,...become much more the better For being a little bad. -William Shakespeare (1564 -1616) It is one of the severest tests of friendship to tell your friend...

...Her brother's ghost his paved bed would break And take her hence in horror. MARIANA Isabel, 500 Sweet Isabel, do yet but kneel by me, Hold up your hands,...say nothing. I'll speak all. They say best men are molded out of faults, And, for the most, become much more the better For being a little bad. So may...