Measure for Measure
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Measure for Measure is a dark comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of justice, morality, and hypocrisy in a corrupt Vienna.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Measure for Measure Context triple: [William Shakespeare, notableWork, Measure for Measure]
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A.
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that centers on mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and themes of gender and disguise.
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B.
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of marriage, gender roles, and social hierarchy through the contentious courtship of the strong-willed Katherina and the domineering Petruchio.
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Tartuffe
Tartuffe is a classic 17th-century French comedic play by Molière that satirizes religious hypocrisy through the story of a pious fraud who deceives a wealthy household.
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D.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that follows the humorous misadventures of Sir John Falstaff as he is outwitted by two clever married women in the English town of Windsor.
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E.
Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that satirizes courtly love and intellectual pretension through witty wordplay and romantic misadventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Measure for Measure Target entity description: Measure for Measure is a dark comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of justice, morality, and hypocrisy in a corrupt Vienna.
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A.
Twelfth Night
Twelfth Night is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that centers on mistaken identities, romantic entanglements, and themes of gender and disguise.
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B.
The Taming of the Shrew
The Taming of the Shrew is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of marriage, gender roles, and social hierarchy through the contentious courtship of the strong-willed Katherina and the domineering Petruchio.
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C.
Tartuffe
Tartuffe is a classic 17th-century French comedic play by Molière that satirizes religious hypocrisy through the story of a pious fraud who deceives a wealthy household.
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D.
The Merry Wives of Windsor
The Merry Wives of Windsor is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that follows the humorous misadventures of Sir John Falstaff as he is outwitted by two clever married women in the English town of Windsor.
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E.
Love's Labour's Lost
Love's Labour's Lost is a comedic play by William Shakespeare that satirizes courtly love and intellectual pretension through witty wordplay and romantic misadventures.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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stage work ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | 1603–1604 ⓘ |
| author | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| contains | prose passages ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| firstFolioPublicationDate | 1623 ⓘ |
| firstPerformance | early 17th century ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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dark comedy ⓘ problem play ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
film
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opera ⓘ radio drama ⓘ television production ⓘ |
| includedIn |
First Folio
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linked to:
First Folio of Shakespeare
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| influencedBy |
Promos and Cassandra
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linked to:
Cassandra
Whetstone's play Promos and Cassandra ⓘ |
| literaryForm | blank verse ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | Elizabethan drama ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Angelo
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Claudio ⓘ Duke Vincentio ⓘ Isabella ⓘ Lucio ⓘ Mariana ⓘ |
| notableScene |
Duke's revelations in the final act
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Isabella's plea to Angelo for mercy ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Early Modern English ⓘ |
| placeInCanon | one of Shakespeare's problem plays ⓘ |
| plotElement |
Angelo propositions Isabella in exchange for Claudio's pardon
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Angelo strictly enforces morality laws ⓘ
linked to:
Angelo
Claudio is sentenced to death for impregnating Juliet before marriage ⓘ Duke Vincentio temporarily leaves Vienna and appoints Angelo as deputy ⓘ Isabella pleads with Angelo for her brother Claudio's life ⓘ a bed trick is used to deceive Angelo ⓘ a head trick is used to save Claudio ⓘ the Duke disguises himself as a friar ⓘ |
| setting | Vienna ⓘ |
| structure | five acts ⓘ |
| theme |
abuse of power
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corruption ⓘ hypocrisy ⓘ justice ⓘ law and order ⓘ mercy ⓘ morality ⓘ sexual politics ⓘ |
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Subject: Measure for Measure Description of subject: Measure for Measure is a dark comedic play by William Shakespeare that explores themes of justice, morality, and hypocrisy in a corrupt Vienna.
Referenced by (33)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
works of William Shakespeare
linked to: Measure for Measure
linked to: Measure for Measure
subject linked to:
Whetstone's play Promos and Cassandra
subject linked to:
Whetstone's play Promos and Cassandra
subject linked to:
Whetstone's play Promos and Cassandra
linked to: Measure for Measure
subject linked to:
Icehouse (band)
linked to: Measure for Measure
subject linked to:
Mariana (Shakespearean character)
subject linked to:
Mariana (Shakespearean character)
linked to: Measure for Measure
linked to: Measure for Measure
subject linked to:
Isabella in Measure for Measure
linked to: Measure for Measure
subject linked to:
Giovanni Battista Giraldi (Cinthio)