Publication year 1604
Genre Play, Fiction
Themes Justice, Good & Evil, Sexual Identity, Forgiveness, Power & Greed
Tags Classic Fiction, Comedy & Satire, Jacobean Era, Education, Education, Dramatic Literature
Measure for Measure is a play written by William Shakespeare. It was first performed in 1604 and is considered one of Shakespeare’s “problem plays” because of its ambiguous tone that shifts between tragedy and comedy. Shakespeare was a prolific poet and playwright during the Elizabethan and Jacobean era. While his earlier works were primarily comedies and histories, Measure for Measure was written during the period in which Shakespeare began to write many of his most... Read Measure For Measure Summary