Measure for Measure
by William Shakespeare
93 pages~2 hrs
“Justice is blind, but the Duke is watching.”
When the Duke of Vienna goes undercover to observe his strict deputy's rule, he uncovers a web of hypocrisy where power is used as a weapon of desire. A young woman is forced into an impossible choice between her brother's life and her own virtue in this dark, provocative masterpiece.
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