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"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 deputy ruler. Angelo revives an old law punishing fornication with death and sentences young Claudio to execution. When Claudio's sister Isabella, a novice nun, pleads for mercy, Angelo makes a shocking proposal: her virginity in exchange for her brother's life. Meanwhile, the Duke secretly remains in the city, disguised as a friar, observing the unfolding corruption and preparing his own interventions. ... Read more
About this eBook
| Author | Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 |
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| Editor | Glover, John, librarian of Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Title | Measure for Measure The Works of William Shakespeare [Cambridge Edition] [9 vols.] |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measure_for_Measure |
| Credits | Produced by Louise Hope, Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 85.5 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Vienna (Austria) -- Drama |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 23045 |
| Release Date | Dec 12, 2007 |
| Last Update | Sep 27, 2025 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 1619 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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