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Measure for Measure

Approaching Shakespeare

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The Question of Shakespeare's Genre in Measure for Measure

Shakespeare's genre in measure for measure is of interest to the play and that therefore asking the question is what the play demands. Prenzi is a word we do not have a meaning for. Some editors who work with the not entirely unreasonable premise that their job is to make Shakespeare as comprehensible as possible, amend the word. Next week I'm going to talk about Macbeth and my question about MacBeth is going to be, why do the things in this play happen?

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