"The Theater of Conscience: Reforming Punishment in Measure for Measure"
https://www.worldshakesbib.org/entry/bbbp142/
Author:
	Kisting, Wesley.
Type:
	Journal Article
Year:
	2024
Publication Information:
	Shakespeare Studies 52 (2024): 177–99.
Annotation:
	Suggests that Shakespeare structured Measure for Measure to invite audience to analyze the play with their conscience. Considers role of confession, power, justice, and penance in the play. Describes "the Duke's theater of conscience as a positive change from his former leniency."
Language:
	English
Tags:
	Measure for Measure, Scholarship, Criticism, History of Criticism
WSB Update:
	Spring 2026
WSB Record Number:
	bbbp142