Oxford University Press
Oxford Literature Companions: Measure for Measure
Annie Fox, Peter Buckroyd
Oxford Literature Companions: Measure for Measure
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Easy to use in the classroom or as a tool for revision, Oxford Literature Companions provide student-friendly analysis of a range of popular A Level set texts. Each book offers a lively, engaging approach to the text, covering characterisation and role, genre, context, language, themes, structure, performance and critical views, whilst also providing a range of varied and in-depth activities to deepen understanding and encourage close work with the text. Each book also includes a comprehensive Skills and Practice section, which provides detailed advice on assessment and a bank of exam-style questions and annotated sample student answers. This guide covers Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare.

Language
English
ISBN
9780198419587
Front Cover
Contents
Introduction
Plot and Structure
Plot
Structure
Context
Biography of William Shakespeare
Shakespeare and his contemporaries in the theatre
The historical period
Religion
Love and marriage
The underworld
Sources
Similarities with other Shakespeare plays
Genre
Shakespearean drama
Comedy
Problem plays
Tragi-comedy
Characterization and Roles
Main characters
Main characters
Angelo
Isabella
Claudio
Lucio
Escalus
Pompey
Minor characters
Juliet
Mariana
Mistress Overdone
Provost
Elbow
Abhorson
Froth
Barnardine
Francisca
Friar Thomas
Friar Peter
Two Gentlemen
Language
Prose and verse
Dialogue and soliloquies
Rhetoric
Alliteration
Imagery
Irony and paradox
Wordplay
Malapropisms
Names
Themes
Authority
Justice and mercy
Appearance and reality
Gender, sex and marriage
Religion
Death
Performance
First performances
17th- to 19th-century productions
20th-century productions
21st-century productions
Alternative productions
Ccrriitticiacl avielw Vs iews
Political or Marxist criticism
Christian literary criticism
Feminist criticism
Structuralism
Psychological literary criticism
Reader response criticism
Skills and Practice
Understanding the question
Planning your answer
Writing your answer
Sample questions
Sample answers
Glossary
Back Cover
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