Word: coition
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...sympathetic, saintly heroine, but I find her preposterous and unappealing. One should recall that, in Shakespeare's time, an official betrothal was considered legally binding. But it is hard to accept Isabella's willingness to see her brother executed for seducing his unofficial fiancee while condoning the prenuptial coition of Angelo and his former betrothed. Surely a novice in one of the most strict Catholic orders would share the Church's position against consummation before the marriage ceremony. And how does one square her extreme statement that "More than our brother is our chastity" with her decision, at play...