No Fear Shakespeare: Measure for Measure

Read Shakespeare in all its brilliancetdash;and understand what every word means!
Donesquo;t be intimidated by Shakespeare! These popular guides make the Bardtsquo;s plays accessible and enjoyable. Each No Fear guide contains the complete text of the original play along with a line-by-line translation, a complete list of characters, and plenty of helpful commentary.

This dark comedy, set in Verona, explores virtue and sin. Claudio has been arrested for getting his mistress pregnant>dash;and Angelo, the strict, morality-spouting judge, has sentenced him to death. When Claudio squo;s sister Isabella, a novice nun, begs Angelo to show mercy, he is instantly smitten . . . and offers Isabella a choice: her virginity for her brotherosquo;s life.