"Reconstructing the Morality Play and Redeeming the Polity in William Shakespeare's Measure for Measure"
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbc2196/
Author:
	Marsh, Krystal.
Type:
	Journal Article
Year:
	2013
Publication Information:
	Journal of the Wooden O Symposium 13 (2013): 81–95.
Annotation:
	Discusses how "early modern playwrights constantly returned to the morality structure in order to explore a variety of problems and questions related to the ethical status of the individual," demonstrating how "didactic purposes behind these traditions are inherently altered." Focuses on Measure for Measure's "problem play" structure that "aids the restoration of the corrupt city and citizens of Vienna." Contends that Shakespeare repurposed morality play elements "to function within a largely secular realm," moving from exclusively sacred to judicial concerns. Defends Duke's "good intentions" that evoke "penance" from all characters in play, which ultimately produce virtue.
Language:
	English
Tags:
	Measure for Measure, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism
WSB Update:
	Winter 2015
WSB Record Number:
	bbbc2196