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Measure for Measure Contents

  • Introduction
  • Timeline
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  • Author(s)
    • Shakespeare, William
      • 1564 - 1582: William Shakespeare's Stratford Beginnings
      • 1582 - 1592: William Shakespeare's Marriage, Parenthood and Early Occupation
      • 1592 - 1594: William Shakespeare's Life In London, part 1
      • 1594 - 1611: William Shakespeare's Life In London, part 2
      • 1594 - 1611: William Shakespeare's Life In London, part 3
      • 1611 - 1616: William Shakespeare - Back to Stratford
  • The context of Measure for Measure
    • Social / political context
      • The Catholic heritage
      • The Tudor monarchy
      • The grounds for divorce
      • Separating from the Catholic church
      • Protestant versus Catholic
      • The situation in Shakespeare's day
      • The Stuart monarchy
        • More on James' mother, Mary Queen of Scots
    • Religious / philosophical context
      • Divine right of kings
        • More on rebellion against the king
      • The Renaissance
      • The Reformation
    • The Theatre
      • Mystery and morality plays
      • Permanent Theatres
      • Design of theatres
      • The role of women
  • Measure for Measure Synopses
    • Act I
      • Act I, scene i
      • Act I, scene ii
        • More on sexually transmitted diseases
      • Act I, scene iii
      • Act I, scene iv
    • Act II
      • Act II, scene i
        • More on justice versus mercy
      • Act II, scene ii
        • More on justice and mercy in Shakespeare
      • Act II, scene iii
      • Act II, scene iv
    • Act III
      • Act III, scene i
      • Act III, scene ii
    • Act IV
      • Act IV, scene i
      • Act IV, scene ii
        • More about life and death imagery
      • Act IV, scene iii
      • Act IV, scene iv
      • Act IV, scene v
      • Act IV scene vi
    • Act V
      • Act V, scene i
  • Structure
    • Juxtaposition of scenes
    • Dramatic irony
    • Time-scale
    • Mariana
    • The bed-trick
    • The ambiguous ending
  • Characterisation
    • The Duke
    • Isabella
    • Angelo
    • Lucio
    • Claudio
    • Escalus
    • Juliet
    • Mistress Overdone
    • Mariana
    • The Provost
    • Pompey
    • Elbow
    • Abhorson
    • Froth
    • Barnardine
  • Themes and significant ideas
    • Setting Measure for Measure within a Christian world view
    • Judgement on earth and in heaven
    • The nature of humanity
    • The role of government
  • Imagery and symbolism
    • Disguise and seeming
    • Money and materialism
  • Shakespeare's Language
    • The evolution of the language
    • Thee, thou and you
    • The royal plural
    • Blank verse, prose & rhyme
    • Variations from the norm
    • Language as a weapon
  • Settings
    • Vienna
    • The Duke's court
    • The city streets
    • The court of justice
    • The prison
    • The friary
    • The nunnery
    • Angelo's garden
    • The moated grange
  • Critical analysis
    • How to approach the question
    • A worked example
    • Sample essay answer
  • Approaching exams and essays
    • What makes a good English exam answer?
    • How to plan an essay
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    • Engaging with the text
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  • Timeline of Shakespeare's works

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Pope Alexander V Henry VII Anne Boleyn Edward VI by Hans Holbein the Younger The Book of Common Prayer published 1549 James I Mary, Queen of Scots The Prince by Machiavelli Martin Luther Wittenberg All Saints' Church. The "Theses Doors" Everyman fighting with Death The Wooden O The Globe Theatre Henry VIII's Angel , copyright to Classical Numismatic Group, available through Creative Commons Family saying grace before a meal Friar Adam and Eve Isabella by Francis William Topham Isabella and Angelo Monk by Rembrandt Claudio and Isabella by Holman Hunt Man wearing a codpiece Statue of Justice on the Old Bailey, photo by Colin Smith, available through Creative Commons Mariana Last rites Photo by 4028mdk09 available through Creative Commons Mariana under veil, photo by chris.peplin available through Creative Commons Cowl Angelo Smith Clock, photo by Keith Evans, available through Creative Commons Mariana James I Isabella Venetian man Isabella and Angelo, photo by chris.peplin available through Creative Commons Juliet, photo by Angie Burkhardt Modern depiction of Mistress Overdone, photo by Angie Burkhardt Mariana, performed by Poornima Kirby for Shakespeare and Company John Liston as Pompey, painted by Samuel de Wilde in 1812 Froth from broadwayworld.com Hell Great Chain of Being Accused witches being burnt The Duke in disguise. Photo by Keith Pattison, belong to Almeida Theatre, aailable through Creative Commons Henry VIII's Angel , copyright to Classical Numismatic Group, available through Creative Commons Example of middle English writing Globe interior Vienna Men in the streets Court Ross Friary Cloister Arcades West. Photo by Andreas F Borchert, available through Creative Commons Convent del Redemptor, photo by Enfo, available through Creative Commons Wallington walled garden, photo by Chris Gunns, available through Creative Commons
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