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Measure for Measure, Paperback / softback Book

Measure for Measure Paperback / softback

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'Language is his power. His characters are precisely the words they speak' A.

S. Byatt A young man is condemned to death for breaking a law forbidding sex outside marriage.

When his sister pleads with the Lord Angelo to save him, he offers her a bargain - her brother's life in exchange for her virginity.

One of Shakespeare's most enigmatic plays, Measure for Measure is a morally complex drama of intricate moves and countermoves that explores falsehood, justice and humanity's best and basest instincts. Used and Recommended by the National TheatreGeneral Editor Stanley WellsEdited by J.

M. NosworthyIntroduction by Julia Briggs

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