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Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604 and first performed in 1604, according to available records. It was published in the First Folio of 1623.
Measure for Measure is among the most passionately discussed of Shakespeare's plays. In it, a duke temporarily removes himself from governing his city-state, deputizing a member of his administration, Angelo, to enforce the laws more rigorously.
One of Shakespeare’s so-called “problem plays,” Measure for Measure doles out moments of comedy amid a broader discussion of morality, punishment, and lawfulness.
Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare that was first performed in 1604. The play’s structure is based around secret identities and a great deal of manipulation. It is considered a comedy, albeit a particularly dark comedy given its inherent bitterness and cynicism.
Measure for Measure is a play about the difficulty of establishing a balanced moral order that will work for society as a whole. It’s also a play about the dangers of hypocrisy, in which many characters struggle for self-knowledge in the face of their different forms of self-deception.
Measure for Measure, a “dark” comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1603–04 and published in the First Folio of 1623 from a transcript of an authorial draft. The play examines the complex interplay of mercy and justice.
About Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure. By Barbara Mowat and Paul Werstine. Editors of the Folger Shakespeare Library Editions. Measure for Measure is a play rooted deeply in early seventeenth-century culture; at the same time, it retains a powerful hold on the imaginations of modern readers.
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Most audible, even from his proper tongue, 'An Angelo for Claudio, death for death!' 2835. Haste still pays haste, and leisure answers leisure; Like doth quit like, and MEASURE still FOR MEASURE. Then, Angelo, thy fault's thus manifested; Which, though thou wouldst deny, denies thee vantage.
Measure for Measure: Entire Play. ACT I. SCENE I. An apartment in the DUKE'S palace. Enter DUKE VINCENTIO, ESCALUS, Lords and Attendants. DUKE VINCENTIO. Escalus. ESCALUS. My lord. DUKE VINCENTIO.