Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare
(7 User reviews)
1760
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
English
"Measure for Measure" by William Shakespeare is a play written in 1603 or 1604. When Duke Vincentio leaves Vienna, he appoints the strict Angelo as his deputy. Angelo revives harsh laws and sentences young Claudio to death for fornication. When Claudio's sister Isabella, a novice nun, pleads for mercy, Angelo makes a shocking proposition: her virgi...
a friar, observing the unfolding moral crisis and plotting to intervene. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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Thomas Brown
5 months agoFrom the very first page, the clarity of the writing makes this accessible. I learned so much from this.
Donna Scott
1 year agoAs someone who reads a lot, it challenges the reader's perspective in an intellectual way. Exactly what I needed.