Measure for Measure

Read Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance-and understand what every word means!

 

Don't be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard's plays accessible and enjoyable.



Each No Fear guide contains:
• The complete text of the original play
• A line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday language
• A complete list of characters, with descriptions
• Plenty of helpful commentaryThis dark comedy, set in Verona, explores virtue and sin. Claudio has been arrested for getting his mistress pregnant-and Angelo, the strict, morality-spouting judge, has sentenced him to death. When Claudio's sister Isabella, a novice nun, begs Angelo to show mercy, he is instantly smitten . . . and offers Isabella a choice: her virginity for her brother's life. WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE (1564-1616) wrote 37 plays. King Lear and Macbeth are widely considered his finest and most popular. They are, perhaps, the most frequently produced works on the planet.