... also dramatises the mercy of Christ's teachings. Initially Angelo is presented as a sexual puritan who shows a staunch dedication to severe laws. Shakespeare has used him as an example of the strict laws of the Old Testament. However, by allowing him to give in to temptation and strong sexual urges he becomes treacherous, hypocritical and adulterous (in the eyes of the New ... the laws of the Old Testament. "Eye for eye, tooth for tooth, foot for foot" Exodus 21:24. He does not achieve the balance between mercy and law. Angelo's rigid interpretation of the law with no understanding of h...

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... from the heart, the evil thoughts, murder, adultery, unchastity, theft, false witness, and blasphemy. These are what truly defile a person, not the unwashed hands. In Matthew's gospel Pharisee's are a very strict Jewish people. They believe that Judaism's main focus was around the law and the observance of the law. There was mutual hostility between the Pharisee's and Jesus. John the Baptist ... 's death, the focus seems to be more on the Sadducee's and the scribes for that event. This focus on the Pharisees like this goes hand in hand with Matthew's Jewish interpretation of Jesus's life...

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