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'''Measure for Measure''' is one of [[Shakespeare]]’s [[problem plays]], along with [[Troilus and Cressida]] and [[All’s Well That Ends Well]]. Students of Shakespeare’s works call these plays “problem plays” because the theme, subject matter and resolution of the plays does not allow them to be clearly classed as either comedies or tragedies. Some scholars also include other plays, such as [[Twelfth Night]], [[The Merchant of Venice]], and others, among the problem plays, because of the difficulties presented by certain characters (such as [[Malvolio]] or [[Shylock]]) or subplots which are present in those works.

'''''Measure for Measure''''' is one of [[Shakespeare]]’s [[problem plays]], along with ''[[Troilus and Cressida]]'' and ''[[All’s Well That Ends Well]]''. Students of Shakespeare’s works call these plays “problem plays” because the theme, subject matter and resolution of the plays does not allow them to be clearly classed as either comedies or tragedies. Some scholars also include other plays, such as ''[[Twelfth Night]]'', ''[[The Merchant of Venice]]'', and others, among the problem plays, because of the difficulties presented by certain characters (such as [[Malvolio]] or [[Shylock]]) or subplots which are present in those works.

Measure for Measure deals in a harsh way with the problem of sexual morality and governance in a [[Christian]] state. The title of the play is usually attributed to the [[New Testament]], and is believed to refer either to the [[gospel]] of [[Matthew]] 7:1-3 or to the gospel of [[Mark]] 4:24. Other themes concern the weakness and corruption of individual men, and the difficulties of balancing the need of the law to protect the weak and innocent against the need for society to show mercy to wrongdoers.

 

Measure for Measure is a deeply disturbing play, and remains among Shakespeare’s most controversial. The theme of the difficulty of tempering justice with mercy has maintained the play’s relevance. However, much of the tension in the play reflects the conflict between [[Catholic]] and [[Evangelical]] or [[Puritan]] factions during the [[English Reformation]] in Shakespeare’s own time.

''Measure for Measure'' deals in a harsh way with the problem of sexual morality and governance in a [[Christian]] state. The title of the play is usually attributed to the [[New Testament]], and is believed to refer either to the [[gospel]] of [[Matthew]] 7:1-3 or to the gospel of [[Mark]] 4:24. Other themes concern the weakness and corruption of individual men, and the difficulties of balancing the need of the law to protect the weak and innocent against the need for society to show mercy to wrongdoers.

 

''Measure for Measure'' is a deeply disturbing play, and remains among Shakespeare’s most controversial. The theme of the difficulty of tempering justice with mercy has maintained the play’s relevance. However, much of the tension in the play reflects the conflict between [[Catholic]] and [[Evangelical]] or [[Puritan]] factions during the [[English Reformation]] in Shakespeare’s own time.

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