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Angelo
Angelo Angelo carries the paradox of its celestial meaning — the messenger of God made human — which in Shakespeare's usage becomes an ironic commentary on the gap between name and nature. In Italian fiction, Angelo tends to project a warm, emotionally expressive masculinity associated with southern Italian culture and the long tradition of Italian Catholic naming, suited to family sagas, contemporary Italian realism, and stories of human goodness under pressure.
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Angelo
Measure for Measure — William Shakespeare
The hypocritical deputy of Vienna who enforces strict morality laws while secretly harboring his own lust and moral corruption — one of Shakespeare's most ambivalent and disturbing portraits.
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