# Mistress Overdone — Measure for Measure character guide

> Mistress Overdone in Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** minor

**First appearance:** 0003-act-i-scene-ii

## Who they are

A brothel keeper in Vienna who is arrested under Angelo's new strict laws.

## In the story

### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/measure_for_measure_se/chapters/act-i-scene-ii)

Hears of Claudio's arrest and the proclamation to demolish suburban brothels, lamenting the change in Vienna.

### [Scene II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/measure_for_measure_se/chapters/act-iii-scene-ii)

Mistress Overdone is arrested by Escalus's orders. She protests, claiming Lucio informed against her and that he fathered a child with Mistress Kate Keepdown.

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