When a young man is condemned to death for breaking a law against sex outside marriage, his sister turns to the Lord Angelo for mercy — only to be offered a monstrous bargain: her brother’s life in exchange for her virginity. One of Shakespeare’s most enigmatic works, Measure for Measure is a morally complex drama of intricate moves and countermoves, probing falsehood, justice, and humanity’s best and basest instincts with unsettling precision. ‘Language is his power. His characters are precisely the words they speak’ A. S. Byatt. Used and Recommended by the National Theatre. General Editor Stanley Wells Edited by J. M. Nosworthy Introduction by Julia Briggs
ISBN 13: 9780141396552
Author: William Shakespeare
