The Machiavellian Spectacle in Shakespeare’s <i>Measure for Measure</i>
In <i>Measure for Measure</i> Shakespeare addresses a question that is both straightforward and hard to answer: how do we make people obey the law? Over the course of the play, this simple question gives way to a complex set of problems about human will, political legitimacy, and the ori...
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| Main Author: | Andrew Moore |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2024-12-01
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| Series: | Literature |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2410-9789/5/1/2 |
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