Shami Chakrabarti

My Own Shakespeare by BBC

May 22, 20122:06Arts

Lawyer Shami Chakrabarti chooses Isabella's speech from Measure for Measure (Act 2 Scene 2) as the piece of Shakespeare that inspired her most. Reader: Hattie Morahan.

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