Measure for Measure · Character

Mistress Kate Keepdown

A prostitute who had a child with Lucio.

minor

First appearance: act iii scene ii

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Narrative arc

Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Rising action.

This scene is the dramatic climax because the Duke, now in his own habit, shifts from passive observer to acti…

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