Measure for Measure is one of the best of Shakespeare's plays, though it has not always received the appreciation it deserves.
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Measure for measure
by William Shakespeare
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This play examines the nature of mercy and justice, proposing that a good government is one that is flexible and based on common sense.
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Drama, Chastity, Brothers and sisters, Comedy, Problems, exercises, Bibliography, English drama, Brothers and sisters in literature, English literature, Plays, Chastity in literature, English Young adult drama, Fiction, Classic Literature, Law and legislation, History and criticism, Criticism and interpretation, Corruption, Concordances, English drama (Comedy), Dramatic production, Measure for measure (Shakespeare, William), British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author), Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, measure for measure, Drama (dramatic works by one author), Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, juvenile literature, Continental european drama (dramatic works by one author), Siblings, Shakespeare, william, 1564-1616, concordances, Comedy - drama, Family/domestic dramaPlaces
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Measure for measure
1734, Printed for J. Tonson, and the rest of the proprietors, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster
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Also issued as part of: The works of Shakespeare, v. 1, London, J. Tonson, 1735.
Signatures: A-C℗£℗ø D́œ
Title page vignette; head- and tailpieces
Frontispiece lettered: Lud. Du Guernier inv.
The ornaments are those used by Henry Woodfall (ESTC).
Leaf A2 contains a declaration by W. Chetwood against Walker's Shakespeare editions.
Not in Barton collection catalog.
ESTC T54715
Ford, H.L. Shakespeare, 1700-1740, 176
Boston Public Library (Rare Books Department) copy bound in modern, brown pebbled cloth. The perforation stamp of the Library is present on the front pastedown.
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