Measure for Measure--Part 8

The Game of Chess, Sofonisba Anguissola, (c.1555)

In Part 7, Julie revealed to Claude that she is pregnant with his child. She’s dropping his class and keeping the baby. Claude, of course, worries what this will mean for his tenure.

Meanwhile, Isabel is still mulling over the President’s offer of a position on his staff:

Julie’s connections with Claude, familial and literary, are deepening…