Measure for Measure"I feel that I have spent half my career with one or another Pelican Shakespeare in my back pocket. Convenience, however, is the least important aspect of the new Pelican Shakespeare series. Here is an elegant and clear text for either the study or the rehearsal room, notes where you need them and the distinguished scholarship of the general editors, Stephen Orgel and A. R. Braunmuller who understand that these are plays for performance as well as great texts for contemplation." (Patrick Stewart) The distinguished Pelican Shakespeare series, which has sold more than four million copies, is now completely revised and repackaged. Each volume features: |
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... clearly lead on to Measure for Measure . The brother's condemnation is based on the revival of a harsh old law which previous judges had allowed to fall into abeyance . His offence is not very clearly stated : Promos insists on ...
... clearly lead on to Measure for Measure . The brother's condemnation is based on the revival of a harsh old law which previous judges had allowed to fall into abeyance . His offence is not very clearly stated : Promos insists on ...
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... clearly marked by the shift from powerful blank verse in the opening section to a mannered and artificial kind of prose which begins at line 156. Dramatic debate and conflict , of a power and intensity which would be appropriate for ...
... clearly marked by the shift from powerful blank verse in the opening section to a mannered and artificial kind of prose which begins at line 156. Dramatic debate and conflict , of a power and intensity which would be appropriate for ...
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... clearly equivalent to ' combined ' . OED rather cautiously agrees with Johnson in glossing it here as ' betrothed , promised , settled by con- tract ' , though in a different context it might have suggested that Angelo had actually ...
... clearly equivalent to ' combined ' . OED rather cautiously agrees with Johnson in glossing it here as ' betrothed , promised , settled by con- tract ' , though in a different context it might have suggested that Angelo had actually ...
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Common terms and phrases
Angelo appear authority believe body bring brother characters Claudio clear clearly comes common contract death Duke Duke's edition editors effect Elbow Elizabethan Enter ESCALUS evil example executed Exeunt Exit Folio follow friar give given glosses grace hath head heaven Henry honour implying indicate intended Isabella justice kind king letter lines live London look lord LUCIO Mariana married matter mean Measure for Measure Mistress nature never offence Officers opening Overdone OXFORD pardon performance perhaps person phrase play Pompey possibly present prison probably proverbial Provost punishment recorded refer regarded scene seems sense sexual Shakespeare sister speak speech stage stand story suggests term thee thing thou thought Tilley tion true turn wife woman women