MEASURE FOR MEASURE. William Shakespeare

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       William Shakespeare

      MEASURE FOR MEASURE

       Including The Classic Biography: The Life of William Shakespeare

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Table of Contents

       Measure for Measure

       PERSONS REPRESENTED.

       ACT I.

       ACT II.

       ACT III.

       ACT IV.

       ACT V.

       The Life of William Shakespeare

       PREFACE

       I—PARENTAGE AND BIRTH

       II—CHILDHOOD, EDUCATION, AND MARRIAGE

       III—THE FAREWELL TO STRATFORD

       IV—ON THE LONDON STAGE

       V.—EARLY DRAMATIC EFFORTS

       VI—THE FIRST APPEAL TO THE READING PUBLIC

       VII—THE SONNETS AND THEIR LITERARY HISTORY

       VIII—THE BORROWED CONCEITS OF THE SONNETS

       IX—THE PATRONAGE OF THE EARL OF SOUTHAMPTON

       X—THE SUPPOSED STORY OF INTRIGUE IN THE SONNETS

       XI—THE DEVELOPMENT OF DRAMATIC POWER

       XII—THE PRACTICAL AFFAIRS OF LIFE

       XIII—MATURITY OF GENIUS

       XIV—THE HIGHEST THEMES OF TRAGEDY

       XV—THE LATEST PLAYS

       XVI—THE CLOSE OF LIFE

       XVII—SURVIVORS AND DESCENDANTS

       XVIII—AUTOGRAPHS, PORTRAITS, AND MEMORIALS

       XIX—BIBLIOGRAPHY

       XX—POSTHUMOUS REPUTATION

       XXI—GENERAL ESTIMATE

       APPENDIX

      Measure for Measure

      PERSONS REPRESENTED.

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       VICENTIO, Duke of Vienna.

       ANGELO, Lord Deputy in the Duke’s absence.

       ESCALUS, an ancient Lord, joined with Angelo in the deputation.

       CLAUDIO, a young Gentleman.

       LUCIO, a Fantastic.

       Two other like Gentlemen.

       VARRIUS, a Gentleman, Servant to the Duke.

       PROVOST.

       THOMAS, friar.

       PETER, friar.

       A JUSTICE.

       ELBOW, a simple Constable.

       FROTH, a foolish Gentleman.

       CLOWN, Servant to Mistress Overdone.

       ABHORSON, an Executioner.

       BARNARDINE, a dissolute Prisoner.

       ISABELLA, Sister to Claudio.

       MARIANA, betrothed to Angelo.

       JULIET, beloved by Claudio.

       FRANCISCA, a nun.

       MISTRESS OVERDONE, a Bawd.

       Lords, Gentlemen, Guards, Officers, and other Attendants.

       SCENE: Vienna

ACT I.

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      SCENE I. An apartment in the DUKE’S Palace.

       [Enter DUKE, ESCALUS, LORDS, and ATTENDANTS.]

       DUKE.

       Escalus,—

       ESCALUS.

       My lord.

       DUKE.

       Of government the properties to unfold,

       Would seem in me to affect speech and discourse;

       Since I am put to know that your own science

       Exceeds, in that, the lists of all advice

       My strength can give you: then no more remains

       But that to your sufficiency, as your worth