Shakespeare, William 1564-1616 creator text utu 1998 monographic en 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Measure for Measure" by William Shakespeare is a play written in 1603 or 1604. When Vienna's Duke leaves the city in disguise to observe his deputy's rule, the puritan Angelo enforces forgotten laws with brutal severity. A young man faces execution for fornication, and his sister Isabella, a novice nun, pleads for mercy. Angelo makes a shocking proposition that tests her virtue and faith. Through deception, disguise, and moral dilemmas, this darkly comic work explores justice, hypocrisy, and the corrupting nature of power. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Measure_for_Measure Release date is 1998-11-01 the PG Shakespeare Team, a team of about twenty Project Gutenberg volunteers Original publication data not identified Comedy plays Siblings -- Drama Chastity -- Drama Vienna (Austria) -- Drama PR Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1530 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/1530 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133046.0 1530