Explore the ways Shakespeare presents the Duke in Act one of measure for measure

In a play we get to know about a character by what he says what he does and what other plenty cypher about him.When the duke abandons the city it cause society to collapse and the whole city to fall into chaos. Any eratical behaviour made by the duke, at the pass away of the hierarchical pyramid would be amplified as you go down. People at the bottom will want to know what is going on and the people near the top will try and grab a valet de chambre of power.In the 17th Century the audience then would of reacted very other than to an audience of today. Back then a audience would think that it was a terrible thing that the duke had d 1 as he is the only one who can do the business organization as he has the divine right. For them the duke passing would be a very dramatic story line. However an audience of today would not be as shocked because they are apply to a society of so many leaders that if the Priminister went off, yes it would be move aback yet there are plenty of p eople that can take his place. Todays audience would probably have more sympathy as they hear stress more and would bonny think he needs a bit of a break.The laws in Vienna have not been utilise for a long time and now are useless at protecting the people and the city, much like a rusty countersink of armour that has been hung by thwall as Claudio describes them.. They normally protect people but they have been discarded and now are useless. Now the city is wide-eyed of crime depravity and all the suburbs are full of Brothels. The Duke has discarded the laws so that the people of the city like him. He no longer likes his job as he has a lot of responsibility and is depended on. He feels spaced because of all the pressure of people behind him trying to get his power. He is loved by the public for something he isnt and he knows this. All these factors nark him very uncomfortable.The duke has twain choices for who he could chose to rise in for him Angelo or Esculus.Esculass severalise sounds like the word scales implying that he would be equilibrized and would bring balance to the city. He has a lot of knowledge of the city and is old and wise.Angelos put up sounds like the word angels who are virtuous. He chooses Angelo as he wants to attempt his virtues. The duke quotes Angelo is a man of stricture and firm abstinence.When Angelo is told that he will stand in for the duke he sounds modest but could be pretending. He is presumptive pretending to be modest and really being obsequious.He tells the beggar that he is going back to the city to look out how it is going without him and to see if Angelo is really as virtuous as he seems.In blastoff one the duke decides to leave because he cant take the pressure. Whereas in scene two he says he is leaving because he cant control the people. This shows that he is any not sure why he is leaving he just doesnt want to be the duke any more or he wants to pill up on people when hes not there.When the duke is in disguise Lucio says how the duke had been so slack with the laws and how terrible he was.In act one the rescue is very rushed and shows us how much of a rush the Duke is in.