Premium Content What themes and issues are introduced in Act I of “Measure for Measure?”
By Jack Goldstein - June 09, 2007
In the words of nineteenth-century critic F. S. Boas, “Measure for Measure” is undeniably a “problem play”, meaning that it is a play that centres around certain moral or philosophical issues. However, as well as simply being a play about problems, “Measure for Measure” is a problem in itself – it is neither a fully-fledged tragedy nor a comedy…
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