Measure for measure / William Shakespeare ; edited by Jonathan Crewe.

By:

Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616

Series: Pelican ShakespearePublisher: New York, New York : Penguin Books, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, 2017Copyright date: ©1956Description: xlviii, 109 pages : illustration ; 20 cmContent type:

text

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

ISBN:

9780143131731

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

LOC classification:

PR2824 .A2 S535 2017

Contents:

Publisher's note -- The theatrical world -- The texts of Shakespeare -- Introduction -- Notes on the text -- Measure for Measure.

Summary: "Human nature and the law often collide in Measure for Measure. As the play begins, the duke of Vienna announces he is going away and puts his deputy Angelo in charge of the state. Angelo immediately enforces a law prohibiting sex outside of marriage, sentencing Claudio to death for sleeping with Juliet, Claudio's now-pregnant fiancée. Claudio's sister Isabella, a novice nun, appeals to Angelo to save her brother. But the supposedly pure Angelo demands that Isabella sleep with him to save Claudio. To Claudio's dismay, Isabella refuses."--Folger Shakespeare Library website.

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Publisher's note -- The theatrical world -- The texts of Shakespeare -- Introduction -- Notes on the text -- Measure for Measure.

"Human nature and the law often collide in Measure for Measure. As the play begins, the duke of Vienna announces he is going away and puts his deputy Angelo in charge of the state. Angelo immediately enforces a law prohibiting sex outside of marriage, sentencing Claudio to death for sleeping with Juliet, Claudio's now-pregnant fiancée. Claudio's sister Isabella, a novice nun, appeals to Angelo to save her brother. But the supposedly pure Angelo demands that Isabella sleep with him to save Claudio. To Claudio's dismay, Isabella refuses."--Folger Shakespeare Library website.