"Lord Angelo is precise;
Stands at a guard with envy; scarce confesses
That his blood flows, or that his appetite
Is more to bread than stone: hence shall we see,
If power change purpose, what our seemers be."
Shakespeare
Measure for Measure
The test Vincentio proposes for Angelo (leaving him in charge of the government of the city in his absence) is a close parallel to the test we all face in leaving the pre-existence for mortality. What will we do, given the power to do as we please, out of the restraining presence and oversight of God?
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