Measure for Measure. E-book. Formato EPUB - 9791221354690

Measure for Measure. E-book. Formato EPUB. <b>Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare</b>&nbsp;is a play by&nbsp;William Shakespeare, believed to have been written in 1603 or 1604 and first performed in 1604, according to available records. It was published in the&nbsp;<i>First Folio</i>&nbsp;of 1623.<br />The play&#39;s plot features its protagonist, Duke Vincentio of&nbsp;Vienna, stepping out from public life to observe the affairs of the city under the governance of his deputy, Angelo.<br /><br />Angelo&#39;s harsh and&nbsp;ascetic&nbsp;public image is compared to his abhorrent personal conduct once in office, in which he exploits his power to procure a sexual favour from Isabella, whom he considers enigmatically beautiful. The tension in the play is eventually resolved through Duke Vincentio&#39;s intervention, which is considered an early use of the&nbsp;deus ex machina&nbsp;in English literature.<br /><i>Measure for Measure</i>&nbsp;was printed as a comedy in the First Folio and continues to be classified as one.<br /><br />Though it shares features with other Shakespearean comedies, such as the use of&nbsp;wordplay&nbsp;and&nbsp;irony, and the employment of&nbsp;disguise&nbsp;and substitution as plot devices, it also features tragic elements such as&nbsp;executions&nbsp;and&nbsp;soliloquies, with Claudio&#39;s speech in particular having been favorably compared to tragic heroes like&nbsp;Prince Hamlet. Today, it is often cited as one of Shakespeare&#39;s&nbsp;problem plays&nbsp;due to its ambiguous tone.