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Measure for Measure

Period written: 1604 First known performance: 1604 (Globe Theatre, London) Duke Vincentio decides to transfer the government of Vienna to his deputy Angelo, assisted by Escalus, purporting to leave on a mission. In fact,...

Measure for Measure: Act I, Scene 1

Scene 1 Vienna. An apartment in the Duke’s palace. (Duke, Escalus, Lords, Attendants, Angelo) Enter Duke,...

Measure for Measure: Act I, Scene 2

Scene 2 Vienna. A street. (Lucio, Gentlemen, Mistress Overdone, Pompey, Provost, Claudio, Juliet, Officers) Enter...

Measure for Measure: Act I, Scene 3

Scene 3 Vienna. A monastery. (Duke, Friar Peter) Enter Duke and Friar...

Measure for Measure: Act I, Scene 4

Scene 4 Vienna. A nunnery. (Isabel, Francisca, Lucio) Enter Isabel and Francisca, a...

Measure for Measure: Act II, Scene 1

Scene 1 A hall in Angelo’s house. (Angelo, Escalus, Servants, Justice, Provost, Elbow, Froth, Pompey, Officers)

Measure for Measure: Act II, Scene 2

Scene 2 Another room in Angelo’s house. (Provost, Servant, Angelo, Lucio, Isabella) Enter Provost,...

Measure for Measure: Act II, Scene 3

Scene 3 A room in a prison. (Duke, Provost, Juliet) Enter Duke disguised as a friar and Provost,...

Measure for Measure: Act II, Scene 4

Scene 4 A room in Angelo’s house. (Angelo, Servant, Isabella) Enter...

Measure for Measure: Act III, Scene 1

Scene 1 A room in the prison. (Duke, Claudio, Provost, Isabella) Enter Duke disguised as a friar, Claudio, and...

Measure for Measure: Act III, Scene 2

Scene 2 The street before the prison. (Duke, Elbow, Pompey, Officers, Lucio, Escalus, Provost, Mistress Overdone)

Measure for Measure: Act IV, Scene 1

Scene 1 The moated grange at St. Luke’s. (Mariana, Boy, Duke, Isabella) Enter Mariana, and Boy...

Measure for Measure: Act IV, Scene 2

Scene 2 A room in the prison. (Provost, Pompey, Abhorson, Claudio, Duke, Messenger) Enter Provost and Clown...

Measure for Measure: Act IV, Scene 3

Scene 3 Another room in the prison. (Pompey, Abhorson, Barnardine, Duke, Provost, Isabella, Lucio) Enter Clown...

Measure for Measure: Act IV, Scene 4

Scene 4 A room in Angelo’s house. (Angelo, Escalus) Enter Angelo and...

Measure for Measure: Act IV, Scene 5

Scene 5 Fields without the town. (Duke, Friar Peter, Varrius) Enter Duke in his own habit and Friar...

Measure for Measure: Act IV, Scene 6

Scene 6 A street near the city gate. (Isabella, Mariana, Friar Peter) Enter Isabella and...

Measure for Measure: Act V, Scene 1

Scene 1 At the city gate. (Duke, Varrius, Lords, Angelo, Escalus, Lucio, Provost, Officers, Citizens, Friar Peter, Isabella, Mariana, Barnardine, Claudio,...

Measure for Measure: Ignoring the Right to a Speedy Trial

A lot of people think Measure for Measure is a slow play, but this does not have to be the case. Unfortunately, it would not be at all slanderous to state that Peter Glazer’s production staged at Zellerbach Playhouse in Berkeley is, well,...

Underground Shakespeare Measures Up

Walking into La Val’s Subterranean Theatre last week for Melissa Hillman’s production of Measure for Measure reminded me more of a cool after-hours party than a typical evening with Shakespeare. Lights...