Measure for Measure is one of the best of Shakespeare's plays, though it has not always received the appreciation it deserves.
An edition of Measure for Measure
(1700)
Measure for measure, or, Beauty the best advocate
as it is acted at the theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields
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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Measure for measure, or, Beauty the best advocate: as it is acted at the theatre in Lincolns-Inn-Fields
1700, Printed for D. Brown,... and R. Parker ...
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Edition Notes
Pages 47 and 48 misnumbered 39 and 84 respectively.
"The persons names": p. [2]
Prologue and epilogue by John Oldmixon.
Without the music.
First performed 1699; published anonymously in 1700 (first edition of this adaptation by Charles Gildon)
Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1976. 1 microfiche : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English literature ; LEL 40071)
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