Measure for Measure

By:

William Shakespeare

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Paperback / softback

Series:

Wordsworth Classics

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In the hope of saving her brother's life, should a woman submit to rape? Should the law be respected when its administrator is corrupt? How powerful in the state should religion become? Although 'Measure for Measure' ends like a comedy, with reconciliations, forgiveness and marriages, it has often been regarded as one of Shakespeare's problem plays. The drama shows the difficulty of effecting an appropriate balance between judicial severity and mercy, between sexual repression and decadence, and between political vigilance and social manipulation. These problems remain topical, and, in 'Measure for Measure', they are given immediacy by vivid character-conflicts and memorably intense poetry. This is one of Shakespeare's most probing and powerful works. AUTHOR: William Shakespeare (1564-1616) needs little introduction. As we approach the four-hundredth anniversary of his death, his reputation as one of the greatest writers in the English language is undeniable - except by those who attribute his works to other writers.

Release date NZ

May 5th, 1995

Author

William Shakespeare

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Contributors

Edited by Cedric Watts
Introduction and notes by Cedric Watts
Series edited by Keith Carabine

Edition

New edition

Pages

144

Series

Wordsworth Classics

Dimensions

129x198x7

ISBN-13

9781853262517

Product ID

2090729

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