Measure for Measure
Introduction + Context
Plot Summary
Detailed Summary & Analysis
Act 1, Scene 1 Act 1, Scene 2 Act 1, Scene 3 Act 1, Scene 4 Act 2, Scene 1 Act 2, Scene 2 Act 2, Scene 3 Act 2, Scene 4 Act 3, Scene 1 Act 3, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 1 Act 4, Scene 2 Act 4, Scene 3 Act 4, Scene 4 Act 4, Scene 5 Act 4, Scene 6 Act 5, Scene 1
Themes
All Themes Virtue Appearance versus Reality Liberty and Justice Agency and Society The Role of Women
Quotes
Characters
All Characters Isabella Claudio The Duke Angelo Elbow
Symbols
All Symbols The Brothel Industry “Measure for Measure”
Literary Devices
All Literary Devices Allegory Allusions Dramatic Irony Foreshadowing Genre Hyperbole Idioms Irony Metaphors Mood Paradox Personification Satire Setting Similes Soliloquy Style Tone Verbal Irony
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Measure for Measure

by

William Shakespeare

Measure for Measure Literary Devices

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