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Romola Garai on Isabella
Romola chooses the nun Isabella from Measure for Measure, who faces a terrible dilemma.
She is forced to choose between remaining a virgin and saving her brother’s life.
The extract is from the 1979 BBC production of Measure for Measure, starring Kate Nelligan as Isabella.
Romola Garai played Isabella recently at the Young Vic in London.
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