Critical quotes Flashcards
The Duke’s proposal is BAD
Simon McBurney’s 2004 production ends with a rose on a bed and Isabella choking on stage
Duke likening himself to God
Gless - “a sinister form of ideological control”
Duke’s proposal is good
Worral - “a sulky and dissolute child depends on a mother figure”
The Duke is completely focused on his image
Cummings - “uses the power for selfish means”
What is Isabella?
G Wilson Knight - “the very symbol of religious purity”
What is the Duke?
G Wilson Knight - “a kindly father”
What is Measure for Measure?
a “problem play” - not quite comedy, not quite tragedy
Christian reading of Barnadine and Claudio
“an eye for an eye”, “a death for a death”
Isabella setting a standard
Mann - “rape is not a bargaining tool”
Isabella is too extreme
Gless - “a display of spiritual arrogance”
Mariana being good
Watson - “Mariana helps everyone move forward lovingly”
Angelo going to the dark side
Fiona Shaw’s production where Angelo eats an apple
Shakespeare on extremities
Watson - “women cannot be prostitutes or nuns”
Angelo not learning his lesson
Gless - “Angelo has a warped view of pity”
The forced marriages at the end are BAD
Reynolds - “an abuse of the sacrament”
