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The play explores the intense themes of corruption versus virtue, and hypocrisy versus justice, as the Duke of Vienna disguises himself to address the city's moral decay. His deputy, Angelo, harshly enforces laws against premarital sex, leading to Claudio's death sentence for impregnating his fiancée. Isabella, Claudio's sister and a novice nun, confronts Angelo to save her brother but faces his immoral proposition. The narrative unfolds through a web of deception, revealing the characters' true selves in a struggle for morality amidst chaos.
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Measure for Measure, William Shakespeare
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- Released
- 2018
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- Title
- Measure for Measure
- Language
- English
- Authors
- William Shakespeare
- Publisher
- Read & Co. Classics
- Released
- 2018
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 152
- ISBN13
- 9781528705172
- Category
- Theatre / Drama
- Description
- The play explores the intense themes of corruption versus virtue, and hypocrisy versus justice, as the Duke of Vienna disguises himself to address the city's moral decay. His deputy, Angelo, harshly enforces laws against premarital sex, leading to Claudio's death sentence for impregnating his fiancée. Isabella, Claudio's sister and a novice nun, confronts Angelo to save her brother but faces his immoral proposition. The narrative unfolds through a web of deception, revealing the characters' true selves in a struggle for morality amidst chaos.