Books with title Measure For Measure

DUKE. Escalus! ESCALUS. My lord. DUKE. Of government theproperties to unfold Would seem in me t' affect speech and discourse,Since I am put to know that your own science Exceeds, in that, the lists ofall advice My strength can give you; then no more remains But that toyour sufficiency- as your worth is able- And let them work. The nature ofour people, Our city's institutions, and the terms For common justice, y'areas pregnant in As art and practice hath enriched any That we remember.There is our commission, From which we would not have you warp. Callhither, I say, bid come before us, Angelo. Exit an ATTENDANT Whatfigure of us think you he will bear? For you must know we have withspecial soul Elected him our absence to supply; Lent him our terror,dress'd him with our love, And given his deputation all the organs Of ourown power. What think you of it? ESCALUS. If any in Vienna be of worthTo undergo such ample grace and honour, It is Lord Angelo.

Like every other play in the Cambridge School Shakespeare series, Measure for Measure has been specially prepared to help all students in schools and colleges. This version of Measure for Measure aims to be different from other editions of the play. It invites you to bring the play to life in your classroom through enjoyable activities that will help increase your understanding. You are encourage to make up your own mind about the play, rather than have someone else's interpretation handed down to you. Whatever you do, remember that Shakespeare wrote his plays to be acted, watched and enjoyed.

Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604. It was originally classified as a comedy, but is now also classified as one of Shakespeare's problem plays.The play deals with the issues of mercy, justice, truth and their relationship to pride and humility: "Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall"

[Full-Cast Audio Theater Dramatization. Roger Allam plays the duke and Simon Russell Beale is Angelo. Isabella is played by Stella Gonet.] Telling his followers he is leaving the city on affairs of state, the Duke of Vienna appoints the puritanical Angelo to govern in his absence. Will Angelo prove as virtuous as he seems once power is in his hands? Roaming the city disguised as a friar, the duke looks on as Angelo's lust for the virtuous Isabella sweeps him into the corruption he has so sternly condemned in others. The duke's manipulation at last produces a happy ending for this dark comedy, with its brilliant exploration of the themes of justice and mercy.

Duke.Escalus,Esc.My Lord.Duk.Of Gouernment, the properties to vnfold,Would seeme in me t' affect speech & discourse,Since I am put to know, that your owne ScienceExceedes (in that) the lists of all aduiceMy strength can giue you: Then no more remainesBut that, to your sufficiency, as your worth is able,And let them worke: The nature of our People,Our Cities Institutions, and the TermesFor Common Iustice, y'are as pregnant inAs Art, and practise, hath inriched anyThat we remember: There is our Commission,From which, we would not haue you warpe; call hither,I say, bid come before vs Angelo:What figure of vs thinke you, he will beare.For you must know, we haue with speciall souleElected him our absence to supply;Lent him our terror, drest him with our loue,And giuen his Deputation all the OrgansOf our owne powre: What thinke you of it?Esc.If any in Vienna be of worthTo vndergoe such ample grace, and honour,It is Lord Angelo.This edition includes:- A complete biography of William Shakespeare- Table of contents with directs links to chapters.

Measure for Measure is a play by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604. It was originally classified as a comedy, but is now also classified as one of Shakespeare's problem plays.The play deals with the issues of mercy, justice, truth and their relationship to pride and humility: "Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall"

Duke Vincentio decides to transfer the government of Vienna to his deputy Angelo, assisted by Escalus, purporting to leave on a mission. In fact, he stays in the city, disguising himself as Friar Lodowick. He explains to Friar Antony that he has left it to Angelo to implement a strict moral code on his behalf.Angelo enthusiastically begins the strict enforcement of the laws, including the death penalty for fornication. This affects Claudio, who has made his intended wife Juliet pregnant, and he is arrested for lechery. Claudio asks his friend Lucio to approach Isabella, his sister who has just entered a convent, to intercede for him. At the same time, a constable Elbow brings Pompey before Escalus, on suspicion of keeping a brothel.Isabella approaches Angelo, and asks him to be merciful. Angelo refuses, but is taken with Isabella’s beauty, and tells her to return. He offers to release Claudio if Isabella will sleep with him, but she refuses. Meanwhile, ‘Friar Lodowick’ is on his way to visit the prisoners, when he meets Juliet and hears about her and Claudio’s love.‘Friar Lodowick’ overhears Isabella telling Claudio of Angelo’s proposal. Claudio appals her by asking her to agree. The ‘Friar’ intervenes, suggesting that she meet with Angelo, but that Mariana, a girl Angelo had jilted some years before, should take her place. The ‘Friar’ arranges a meeting between Isabella and Mariana, who agrees to the plan.Elbow is taking Pompey to be seen by Angelo, when they encounter Lucio. Pompey asks Lucio for bail, but Lucio refuses. The ‘Friar’ is present, and engages Lucio in conversation, asking him what he thinks of Duke Vincentio. Lucio paints a black picture of the Duke’s character. Escalus and the Provost take Mistress Overdone to prison. Escalus expresses his sympathy for Claudio to the ‘Friar’.The Provost gives Pompey a job assisting Abhorson, the executioner. Both Claudio and an unrepentent murderer, Barnardine, are due to die the next day. ‘Friar Lodowick’ is present when a message arrives from Angelo; but instead of it being the expected pardon, it is an instruction for Claudio to be executed early in the morning, and for the head to be brought to him. Following the ‘Friar’s’ suggestion, the head of a dead prisoner is substituted for Claudio’s.Isabella arrives expecting to be told of Claudio’s release. Instead, ‘Friar Lodowick’ tells her that Claudio is executed, and that she should obtain justice from the Duke, who is about to return. Duke Vincentio then arrives in the city, and is approached by Isabella, who accuses Angelo of his attempted seduction. The Duke pretends not to believe her, and has her arrested. To support her, Mariana reveals herself and affirms that she has slept with Angelo. ‘Friar Lodowick’ is called for, and the Duke leaves, returning as the Friar to defend the women. Condemned by Angelo as a false witness, he reveals himself. Angelo admits his guilt, but is pardoned on condition that he marries Mariana. Claudio is reunited with Juliet, and the Duke proposes to Isabella.

Edited, introduced and annotated by Cedric Watts, Research Professor of English, University of Sussex 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.