Measure for Measure: Oxford School ShakespeareOUP Oxford, 2001 - 138 sidor The Oxford School Shakespeare has become the preferred introduction to the literary legacy of the greatest playwright in the English language. This exclusive collection of the Bard's best works has been designed specifically for readers new to Shakespeare's rich literary legacy. Each play is presented complete and unabridged, in large print. Every book is well illustrated, and starts with a commentary and character summary. Scene synopses and character summaries clarify confusing plots, while incisive essays explore the historical context and Shakespeare's sources. Each book ends with a complete list of Shakespeare's plays and a brief chronology of the Bard's life. The detailed explanatory notes are written clearly and positioned right next to the text--no more squinting at microscopic footnotes or flipping pages back and forth in search of endnotes! The new edition of the series features new covers and new illustrations, including both new drawings and photos from recent productions of Shakespeare's plays around the globe. In addition, the notes and the introductory material have been completely revised in line with new research and in order to make them clearer and more accessible. Finally, the entire text has been redesigned and reset to enhance readability. The new edition achieves the feat of unprecedented clarity of presentation without any cuts to the original text or the detailed explanations. |
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... natures do pursue Like rats that ravin down their proper bane A thirsty evil , and when we drink , we die . He has done what is only natural - ' proper ' to human nature ; but it may well prove as fatal for him as the thirst - provoking ...
... natural of deeds , associated with life and rich fertility , ' blossoming time ' and ' teeming foison . Angelo's chilling justice , by contrast , comes from one ' whose blood Is very snow- broth ' and who is immune to those same ...
... natural sexual desire - is stronger than all the statecraft he has studied and the ' gravity ' of which he is so proud . Isabella's renewed plea for Claudio's life is met with riddling suggestiveness and hypothetical disputation to ...
... which Isabella describes with embarrassment and abhorrence , he is at first outraged , then amazed— and then he begins to question the very nature of the crime for which Scene 2 he is condemned and which his judge is XVI INTRODUCTION.
... nature of our people , Our city's ínstitútions , and the terms For cómmon jústice , y'áre as prégnant ín As árt and práctice háth enríchèd ány That wé remémber . At the beginning of his career Shakespeare wrote regular , ' end- stopped ...
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ACT 1 | xxix |
ACT 2 | 17 |
ACT 3 | 45 |
ACT 4 | 63 |
ACT 5 | 85 |
A Song for Mariana | 107 |
What the Critics have said | 111 |
Classwork and Examinations | 115 |
E Critical Appreciation | 122 |
F Essays | 124 |
G Projects | 125 |
Background | 127 |
Education | 128 |
Theatre | 129 |
Further Reading | 131 |
William Shakespeare 15641616 | 133 |
B Character Study | 117 |
C Activities | 120 |
D Context Questions | 121 |
Approximate order of compositions of Shakespeares works | 135 |
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