Measure for Measure

American  

noun

1. a comedy (1604) by Shakespeare.

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Example Sentences

"Ken continually worked on stage, film and television playing a vast array of characters, from Jesus in Monty Python's Life of Brian to evil and eccentric characters in Ken Russell films, and the Duke of Vienna in Shakespeare's Measure for Measure for the BBC."

From BBC

Shakes has also recently begun expanding into new works, first with Keiko Green’s “The Bed Trick,” inspired by Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure,” and now with a just-announced new musical from Justin Huertas called “The Bad Parts,” inspired by “Much Ado About Nothing.”

From Seattle Times

It has more fiber and is far more nutritious than typical gluten-free, “ Measure for Measure” baking blends.

From Salon

For this contemporary exploration, Green sets her play among a group of college freshmen whose collective world gets rocked by a student production of Shakespeare’s “Measure for Measure,” in which the bed trick features.

From Seattle Times

He was also a respected stage actor who appeared in several New York Shakespeare Festival productions, including “Measure for Measure,” “Twelfth Night,” “As You Like It” and “Henry V,” for which his performance in the title role earned him an Obie Award in 1997.

From Seattle Times