Project Gutenberg 2007-12-12 Public domain in the USA. 875 Shakespeare, William 1564 1616 Shakspeare, William Shakspere, William Clark, William George 1821 1878 Clarke, William George Clark, W. G. (William George) Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge Measure for Measure The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] Produced by Louise Hope, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "Measure for Measure" by William Shakespeare is a play written in the early 17th century. This tragicomedy explores complex themes of justice, morality, and mercy, focusing primarily on the actions of the Duke of Vienna, who disguises himself to observe the effects of his strict justice on society. The narrative begins with Claudio, a young man sentenced to death for impregnating his fiancée, Juliet, leading to a series of moral dilemmas and confrontations between various characters, including his sister Isabella and the severe deputy, Angelo. At the start of the play, the Duke of Vienna entrusts Angelo with the enforcement of strict laws that have been largely ignored for years, which sets a tense backdrop for the unfolding drama. Claudio is arrested for his transgression, and his sister Isabella, a nun-in-training, learns of her brother's dire situation. As she pleads for mercy from Angelo, who proves himself to be a morally conflicted character, the audience is introduced to the themes of hypocrisy and the complexities of human desire. The opening sets the stage for a tale of virtue, vice, and the questioning of authority, highlighting the interplay between power and morality that will unfold throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Comedies Siblings -- Drama Chastity -- Drama Vienna (Austria) -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 422221 422019 2024-09-10T06:16:15.776509 2023-09-10T09:37:54.116379 text/html text/html 431157 2007-12-12T09:16:40 text/html; charset=utf-8 113273 2007-12-12T09:17:38 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 172523 2024-09-10T06:16:29.941416 application/epub+zip 177717 2024-09-10T06:16:19.009477 application/epub+zip 177717 2024-09-10T06:16:17.282502 application/epub+zip 404458 2024-09-10T06:16:35.875432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 344125 2024-09-10T06:16:28.367418 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362973 2022-09-11T03:43:26.724685 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 223445 223221 2024-09-10T06:16:13.168502 2023-09-10T09:37:51.414355 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 223302 2007-12-12T09:16:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 82029 2007-12-12T09:17:38 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 223298 2007-12-12T09:17:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 82009 2007-12-12T09:17:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21660 2024-09-10T06:16:36.052378 application/rdf+xml 10919 2024-09-10T06:16:17.733484 image/jpeg 2741 2024-09-10T06:16:17.509487 image/jpeg 161466 2024-09-10T06:16:15.806500 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia