NamePrashant Dilip Salve
Nilam Annasaheb Sahane
Batch - D
A corrupt, depraved society is one in which the people
have lost their moral sense.
 It is not one in which people commit adultery.
It is one in which people condone and accept
adultery.
It is one in which that great sin of homosexuality is
condoned and accepted.
It is not one in which people commit immoral acts.
It is one in which people accept and condone
immorality.
It is a loss of moral values, moral knowledge, moral
sense.
LITERATURE
LIGHTS UPON THIS
“SEXUAL CORRUPTION
AND IMMORALITY.”
DOLLS HOUSE
CHAUCER’S CANTERBURY TALES
KING LEAR
OTHELLO
Measure for Measure
DUBLINERS
THE SOUND AND THE FURY
LOLITA
OEDIPUS REX
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S
DRAMA
KING LEAR
OTHELLO
MACBEATH
ALL’S WELL THAT ENDS
WEII
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
Measure for Measure is a play by William
Shakespeare, believed to have been
written in 1603 or 1604.
Characters
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Vincentio,
The
Duke,
who
also
appears disguised as Friar Lodowick
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Elbow, a simple constable
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Froth, a foolish gentleman of
Angelo, the Deputy, who rules
in the Duke's absence
fourscore pound a year
Escalus, an ancient lord

a clown, called Pompey
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Abhorson, an executioner

Barnardine,
Claudio, a young gentleman
Lucio, a "fantastic", a foppish
young nobleman
Two
gentlemen,
a
dissolute
prisoner
friends
to

a Justice, friend of Escalus

Varrius (silent role), a friend of
Lucio
The Provost, who runs the
prison
Peter, a friar
the Duke
Women•Isabella, sister to Claudio
•Mariana, betrothed to Angelo
•Juliet, beloved of Claudio, pregnant with his
child
•Francisca, a nun.
•Mistress Overdone, a bawd
The Summary of Measure for MeasureThis drama is classified as a comedy play
by William Shakespeare. However it is also referred to as a
'problem play', because it cannot be easily described as either a
tragedy or comedy. The story of the plot centres on Angelo who
has been empowered by the Duke of Vienna to rule his land,
whilst he wanders about disguised as a friar to investigate the
moral decay of his dukedom. Resorting to an old law against
fornication to enforce his strict standards of morality, Angelo
proceeds to condemn fornicators to death. One of these
fornicators is Claudio , a young man who has had pre-marital
sex with his fiancee. Claudio's sister Isabella pleads for her
brother's life. Angelo's lust is aroused and he uses his power to
blackmail Isabella into his bed. Fortunately the Duke
overhears. Angelo ends up in the bed of Mariana , a woman
from his undisclosed past. Claudio is allowed to live happily
ever after with his fiancee, and the virtuous Isabella ends up
the Duke of Vienna's bride.
References:
William
shakespear.info,google.co.in,
http://www.shmoop.com,
http://www.ovguide.com,
http://.bookrags.com,
http://www.amazon.com
http://en.wikipedia.org,
Measure for Measure.
Measure for Measure
Bibliography1. Nagarajan, S. "Measure for Measure on Stage and
Screen." In Measure for Measure (introduction).
Signet, 1964.
2. Nevo, Ruth. "Complex Sexuality" in Measure for
Measure (appendix). Signet, 1964. pp. 173-179.