- Published: 1 December 1998
- ISBN: 9780451527158
- Imprint: Signet
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 304
- RRP: $15.99
Measure for Measure

















Part of the relaunch of the celebrated Penguin Shakespeare series - with a fresh new look and a wealth of new editorial material
· The most widely read editions of Shakespeare's plays - offering authoritative, accessible texts to be enjoyed by theatre goers, actors, general readers and students alike
· Pocket-sized A format editions with a newly designed page, featuring only Shakespeare's words and all critical apparatus appearing at the front and back of the books
· With a new general introduction to Shakespeare's life and the Elizabethan theatre by Stanley Wells and a new introduction to the play by one of one of today's leading Shakespeare scholars
· Also features a new essay on the play in performance on stage and screen, a chronology of Shakespeare's works, further reading and a commentary
· Used and recommended by the National Theatre
· Backed by a massive national marketing and publicity campaign - in collaboration with the National Theatre. Kicking off with Shakespeare's birthday on 23rd April and Nick Hytner's new production of Henry IV, Parts One and Two (starring Michael Gambon) at the start of their 2005 £10 season.
Called away on business, Duke Vincentio leaves Vienna in the hands of his trusted minister Angelo. But as Angelo abuses his new power, he has no idea that the duke is hiding in the shadows, observing each and every dastardly deed in this dark comedy.
This title in the Signet Classics Shakespeare series includes:
• An overview of William Shakespeare’s life, world, and theater
• A special introduction to the play by the editor, S. Nagarajan
• A note on the sources from which Shakespeare derived Measure for Measure
• Dramatic criticism from G. Wilson Knight, Mary Lascelles, Marcia Riefer Poulsen, and others
• A stage and screen history of notable actors, directors, and productions of Measure for Measure
• Text, notes, and commentaries printed in the clearest, most readable format
• Recommended readings
- Published: 1 December 1998
- ISBN: 9780451527158
- Imprint: Signet
- Format: Paperback
- Pages: 304
- RRP: $15.99