Erika Rackley
Judging Isabella: Justice, Care and Relationships in Measure for Measure
Rackley, Erika
Authors
Contributors
Paul Raffield
Editor
Gary Watt
Editor
Abstract
This paper considers the story of Shakespeare’s Isabella – both within and outwith the narrative of Measure for Measure – as a lens through which to explore representations of the judge and judging. Taking criticisms of Isabella and her encounter with Angelo as its starting point and backdrop, it seeks to trouble the polarisation of justice and care – law and mercy – in traditional accounts of adjudication. Challenging the notion of the judge and judicial impartiality as necessarily unconnected to those she judges, the paper establishes Isabella as an icon – a focus for contemplation and reflection. So viewed, Isabella and her relationships with Angelo, Claudio, Mariana and the Duke, provide a window onto alternative conceptions of autonomy, relationship, justice and care and, in so doing, orientate the mind and imagination toward the re-conceiving of previous insights on adjudication and the possibilities of diverse understandings of the judge, judging and adjudication.
Citation
Rackley, E. (2008). Judging Isabella: Justice, Care and Relationships in Measure for Measure. In P. Raffield, & G. Watt (Eds.), Shakespeare and the law (65-79). Hart Publishing
Publication Date | Aug 1, 2008 |
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Deposit Date | Jul 14, 2011 |
Publisher | Hart Publishing |
Pages | 65-79 |
Book Title | Shakespeare and the law. |
Chapter Number | 5 |
Public URL | https://durham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1663661 |
Publisher URL | http://www.hartpub.co.uk/books/details.asp?isbn=9781841138251 |
Additional Information | http://www.hartpub.co.uk/books/details.asp?isbn=9781841138251 |
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