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Measure for Measure (Folger Shakespeare Library) by William Shakespeare; Dr. Barbara A. Mowat; Paul Werstine is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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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. Angelo chooses as his first victim Claudio, condemning him to death because he impregnated Juliet before their marriage. Claudio's sister Isabella, who is entering a convent, pleads for her brother's life. Angelo attempts to extort sex from her, but Isabella preserves her chastity. The duke, in disguise, eavesdrops as she tells her brother about Angelo's behavior, then offers to ally himself with her against Angelo. Modern responses to the play show how it can be transformed by its reception in present culture to evoke continuing fascination. To some, the duke (the government) seems meddlesome; to others, he is properly imposing moral standards. Angelo and Isabella's encounter exemplifies sexual harassment. Others see a woman's right to control her body in Isabella's choice between her virginity and her brother's life. The authoritative edition of Measure for Measure from The Folger Shakespeare Library, the trusted and widely used Shakespea
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- Author
- William Shakespeare; Dr. Barbara A. Mowat; Paul Werstine
- Publisher
- Simon & Schuster Paperbacks
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780743484909
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Drama, Literary Fiction, Fiction
- Rating
- 3.67 / 5 (15,777 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
Other editions & translations
- Measure for Measure (Folger Ed.) (New Folger Library Shakespeare) (1997)
- Measure for Measure (Webster's Thesaurus Edition) (2006)
- Measure for Measure: The Oxford Shakespeare Measure for Measure (Oxford World's Classics) (1964)
- Measure for Measure (Arden Shakespeare: Second Series) (1964)
- Measure for Measure; (1964)
- Measure for Measure (Shakespeare, Signet Classic) (1964)
- Measure for Measure : with New and an Updated Critical Essays and a Revised Bibliography (1998)
- Arden Shakespeare: Measure For Measure: (2nd Series) (Arden Shakespeare Second) (1965)
- Measure for Measure (The New Cambridge Shakespeare) (2006)
- New Penguin Shakespeare Measure for Measure (2005)
- Measure for Measure (The New Cambridge Shakespeare), 2nd Edition (2006)
- Measure for Measure (2000)
- Measure For Measure: Third Series (The Arden Shakespeare Third Series) (2020)
- Measure for Measure (Folger Shakespeare Library) (2005)
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