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Although Measure for Measure is generally considered to be a comedy, its mood defies those expectations. The play deals with the issues of mercy, justice, and truth and their relationship to pride and humility: "Some rise by sin, and some by virtue fall". Originally published in the First Folio of 1623 (where it was first labelled as a comedy), the play's first recorded performance was in 1604.
Adaptations
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form
y
Measure for Measure
M4M
( dir. Paul Ireland
)
Australia
:
Toothless Pictures
,
2018
13197583
2018
single work
film/TV
'An interpretation of William Shakespeare's 'Measure for Measure set in Melbourne's notorious commission flats that provide the setting for an exploration of love, loyalty and justice.'
Source: Screen Australia funding approvals.
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