Measure for Measure |
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| Series title: | No Fear Shakespeare Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4549-2876-8 |
| Publication Date: | Nov 2017 |
| Publisher: | Sterling Publishing Co., Inc.
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| Imprint: | Spark Notes |
| Book Format: | Ebook |
| List Price: | USD $6.99 |
Book Description:
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Read Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance--and understand what every word means! Don't be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard's plays accessible and enjoyable. Each No Fear guide contains:
- The complete text of the original play
- A line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday language
- A complete list of characters,...
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Read Shakespeare's plays in all their brilliance--and understand what every word means!
Don't be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bard's plays accessible and enjoyable.
Each No Fear guide contains:
- The complete text of the original play
- A line-by-line translation that puts the words into everyday language
- A complete list of characters, with descriptions
- Plenty of helpful commentary
This dark comedy, set in Verona, explores virtue and sin. Claudio has been arrested for getting his mistress pregnant--and Angelo, the strict, morality-spouting judge, has sentenced him to death. When Claudio's sister Isabella, a novice nun, begs Angelo to show mercy, he is instantly smitten . . . and offers Isabella a choice: her virginity for her brother's life.