# Duke Vincentio — Measure for Measure character guide

> Duke Vincentio in Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare.

**Role:** major

**Also known as:** Duke, Duke Escalus, Duke Not Isabel, Duke O, Duke Sirrah, Duke Virtue, Duke Son, Duke Sir, Duke Wise, Duke Silence, Duke Love, Friar Lodowick, Lodowick

**First appearance:** 0001-act-i

## Who they are

The Duke of Vienna who disguises himself as a friar to observe his city's moral state.

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