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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 96. )INTRODUCTION Variously designated by scholars as a dark comedy, a tragicomedy, or a problem play, Measure for Measure was likely written and first performed in 1604. The drama, set in Shakespeare's recreation of...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 65. )INTRODUCTION Classified by modern scholars as one of Shakespeare's "problem plays," Measure for Measure has fascinated and perplexed audiences and critics alike for centuries. Set in the corrupted world of Renaissance...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 4. )DATE: It is generally believed that Cymbeline was written and first performed between 1609 and 1610. The latest possible date of composition is 161 , based on the diary entry of Simon Forman that describes a performance...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 101. )INTRODUCTION The defining intellectual movement of early modern Europe, humanism was stimulated by the reawakening of interest in classical Latin and Greek literature near the end of the fourteenth century. The essence...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 33. )INTRODUCTION Sexuality sounds a complex and insistent note throughout this play about marriage, celibacy, ungoverned lust, and unsanctioned love, and this issue has influenced recent criticism of Measure for Measure....Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From: Much Ado about NothingChild provides an overview of the stage history of Much Ado about Nothing, reviewing the evidence indicating its earliest performances and highlighting the major productions of the play up to the early twentieth century....Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 92. )INTRODUCTION Role-playing and disguise were staples of Renaissance stage drama and feature prominently in many of Shakespeare's plays; indeed, they constitute the major plot devices in several of his dramatic...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 86. )INTRODUCTION A dark comedy likely written in 1603, Measure for Measure is often viewed as Shakespeare's most challenging problem play. Set in Renaissance Vienna, the drama features three principal figures: the Viennese...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 140. )INTRODUCTION For most literary historians, Shakespeare's reputation as the foremost dramatist in the English language is in part based on his association with the acting company known as the Lord Chamberlain's Men, later...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 49. )INTRODUCTION Often identified as one of Shakespeare's "problem plays," Measure for Measure begins on a serious note, drawing audiences in with its focus on the moral dilemmas of its major characters. By the second half...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 8. )DATE: Scholars unanimously agree that Much Ado about Nothing was written and first performed sometime before August of 1600, for an entry in the STATIONER'S REGISTER dated the fourth of that month includes a reference to...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From: Measure for MeasureIn the following essay, Hampton-Reeves presents a succinct overview of modern criticism of Measure for Measure, focusing on two main strands—one concerned with identifying an underlying unity to the plot, and the other...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 80. )INTRODUCTION Shakespeare's numerous depictions of marriage in his comedies, histories, tragedies, and romances suggest the pivotal importance of this subject to his dramas. Contemporary scholars are interested in...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 78. )INTRODUCTION Scholars who write about silence in Shakespeare's plays emphasize that it is an important dramatic element, particularly with regard to characterization and thematic development. A character's muteness may...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 130. )INTRODUCTION All's Well That Ends Well is variously described as dark, troubling, or enigmatic. Some commentators characterize it as a "problem play." No definitive composition date has been agreed upon by scholars, but...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 1. )DATE: It is generally accepted that Shakespeare composed Twelfth Night, or What You Will between 1600 and 1602. This date links the play with the other "happy comedies" thought to be composed at this time, As You Like It...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 135. )INTRODUCTION The last of Shakespeare's comedies, Measure for Measure was written in 1603 or 1604, and was performed at court on December 26, 1604. Although it was originally categorized as a comedy, it has more recently...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 23. )Measure for Measure has fascinated and perplexed audiences and critics alike since its first performance in 1604. Classified by modern scholars-along with All's Well That Ends Well and Troilus and Cressida-as one of...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 7. )DATE: Most modem scholars agree that Shakespeare wrote All's Well That Ends Well sometime between 1600 and 1605, although earlier dates have also been postulated. The possibility that this play is the lost Shakespearean...Found in Shakespearean Criticism
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From:Shakespearean Criticism (Vol. 2. )DATE: External evidence suggests a date for Pericles's composition and first performance between 1606-08. The play was entered in the Stationers’ Register by Edward Blount on May 20, 1608, apparently to discourage...Found in Shakespearean Criticism