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- Measure for Measure - RSC
William Shakespeare. Measure for Measure, written between...
- Measure for Measure - RSC
- Changing The Law
- A Bargain
- Meanwhile in Prison...
- The Ending
- The Resolution
A young man, Claudio, gets the girl he intends to marry, Juliet, pregnant. Under a forgotten old law that Angelo has just reinstated, Claudio is arrested and sentenced to death. Angelo revives other harsh laws and threatens to demolish all the brothels. Meanwhile, the Duke returns to the city in disguise. Lucio, Froth and others (who regularly visi...
Angelo offers to spare Claudio's life if Isabella will sleep with him, but she is about to become a nun and so refuses in order to protect her chastity.Isabella visits her brother, Claudio, in prison and explains Angelo's offer and her refusal. The Duke, disguised as a friar, overhears their conversation. Claudio begs Isabella to submit to Angelo, ...
Constable Elbow brings Pompey into the prison for being a pimp. Lucio meets the disguised Duke and pretends that he knows the Duke well, describing him as immoral. The Duke is outraged and determined to get revenge.Mistress Overdone and a group of prostitutes are also imprisoned. Mistress Overdone discloses that Lucio has made one of her prostitute...
Stop reading if you don't want to know how it ends! Luckily, another prisoner has just died of a fever, and his head is sent to Angelo instead of Claudio's. The disguised Duke tells Isabella that Claudio has been executed but says she will be able to speak to the Duke personally about Angelo. Lucio, believing he is still speaking to a friar, admits...
A friar (Peter) comes forward to support Isabella's story, and Mariana confirms that she was the one to sleep with Angelo and that he had earlier refused to marry her. The Duke (in disguise again) also confirms Isabella and Mariana's stories and, during a scuffle, is revealed to be the returned Duke. On the Duke's orders, Friar Peter marries Marian...
A quick overview of what happens in the plot of Measure for Measure. The Duke of Vienna pretends to leave the city on business and appoints Angelo to rule while he’s away. The duke then disguises himself as a friar so he can spy on Angelo and the people of Vienna.
The activities and information in this pack are inspired by Roxana Silbert’s 2011 production of Measure for Measure. They can be used either as supporting activities for students seeing the production or as stand-alone practical approaches to the play.
Lucy Phelps and Sandy Grierson explore Act 2 Scene 4 of Measure for Measure with the director of the 2019 production at the RSC, Gregory Doran.
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- RSC Shakespeare Learning Zone
Measure for Measure Plot Summary. The Duke of Vienna decides to leave the city for a while, appointing his deputy, Angelo, to govern in his absence. Angelo resolves to revive vigorous laws against sexual licence, which have fallen into disuse.
This pack supports the RSC’s 2019 production of Measure for Measure, directed by Gregory Doran. The activities provided in this pack are specifically designed to support KS3-4 students attending the performance and studying Measure for Measure in school. Most activities can also be adapted to suit KS5 students or Primary school students who ...
