Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare
"Measure for Measure" by William Shakespeare is a play written in 1603 or 1604. When Vienna's Duke disguises himself as a friar to observe his city, he leaves the puritanical Angelo in charge. Angelo enforces forgotten laws with brutal severity, sentencing young Claudio to death for fornication. When Claudio's sister Isabella, a novice nun, pleads for mercy, Angelo makes a shocking proposition that tests her virtue and principles. Blending comedy with darker
themes of justice, corruption, and morality, this ambiguous work defies easy classification. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
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| Title | Measure for Measure |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measure_for_Measure |
| Note | There is an improved edition of this title, eBook #1530 |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 86.4 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Comedy plays |
| Subject | Siblings -- Drama |
| Subject | Chastity -- Drama |
| Subject | Vienna (Austria) -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 2238 |
| Release Date | Jul 1, 2000 |
| Most Recently Updated | Sep 23, 2025 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 241 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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