Isabella (Measure for Measure character)

Isabella was a character in a play by William Shakespeare. She was a nun, and the object of Angelo's obsessive lust. Cleo Proctor performed a monologue in-character as Isabella for her End of Year Showcase. Her lecturer suggested she might not be suitable for the role, noting that Isabella had to be "sweet, perfect and virtuous". (AUDIO: )

While performing her monologue, Cleo was heard to say:  But man, proud man, Drest in a little brief authority, Most ignorant of what he’s most assur’d; His glassy essence, like an angry ape...

Behind the scenes
Though not stated in Regrets, Isabella is a character from William Shakespeare's play, Measure for Measure.