Introduction to Measure for Measure by Daniel Colvin Measure for Measure takes it title from the Gospel according to Matthew: with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you again. (Matthew 7:2), a passage from the Sermon on the Mount, one of Christs most famous sermons. Among other things, this sermon emphasizes the difference between outer sanctity and inner corruption, between seeming and being. Like the play, the Sermon on the Mount stresses the …
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…distracting. The major decision in our edition of the play is to retain the Folio punctuation, even though it is often very unlike modern punctuation conventions. We made this choice because we believe that the original punctuation provides the reader/actor with some access to the speech patterns of Shakespeares theatre and thus aids underst! anding and interpretation. It is always worthwhile to look at the Folio text provided on the web site. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**