<p>Episode 207&nbsp;</p><br><p>Whereas the larger-than-life characters in ‘Othello’ left us with no moral ambiguities, but plenty of questions about the nature of the outsider and society’s attitude towards those who are different.&nbsp;&nbsp;Shakespeare’s next offering, ‘Measure for Measure’ was a very different piece with few of those certainties.</p><br><p>The dating and earliest performance of the play</p><p>The early print history of the play</p><p>Changes made by Thomas Middleton</p><p>The source material for the play</p><p>A brief synopsis of the play</p><p>Comedy of Tragicomedy?</p><p>Issues with the structure of the play</p><p>Justice and mercy</p><p>The premise of the play examined</p><p>How the characters avoid easy categorisation</p><p>The role of the duke</p><p>The role of Isabella</p><p>The role of Angelo</p><p>The role of Lucio</p><p>The ending of the play and Isabella’s response to the duke</p><p>The mixed critical response to the play</p><p>The later performance history of the play</p><p>Measure for Measure on film</p><br><p><br></p><br><p>Support the podcast at:</p><p><a href="http://www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.thehistoryofeuropeantheatre.com</a></p><p><a href="http://www.patreon.com/thoetp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/thoetp</a></p><p><a href="http://www.ko-fi.com/thoetp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.ko-fi.com/thoetp</a></p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>