O! what Man will do fore a Rime!
Self-proclaimed bibliophile, culture nut and nerdfighter. English lit. and linguistics geek. Future career in publishing.
Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare
Note: The review below was taken directly from my Goodreads account.
Measure for Measure is a weird Shakespeare play: there's too much mixing of comedy and serious subject matter that it's hard to pin down exactly what kind of play it is. (No wonder it's called a "problem" play.) It's definitely an interesting look at justice and the way it's meted out. It's not nearly as fun as Shakespeare's comedies, nor as thought-provoking as his tragedies, nor even as entertaining as his histories. It's a little meh overall. (The Bard on the Beach production was very entertaining though, but then again it was transformed into a musical and set in 1900s New Orléans.)
However, the Duke is still an asshole. Isabella, girl, run far away.
