critics on society

Question 1

What does Rob Worral say about the fact that in the first three scenes the only woman who seems to command respect is Mistress Overdone.

Answer 1

This suggests that the play raises troubling questions about the societal role of women, in which their identities are defined by male needs and desires’

Question 2

What does Sanchez say about marriage?

Answer 2

“Rather than celebrate marriage, ‘Measure for Measure’ treats it as a form of salutary public shame.”

Question 3

What does Knight say about society in the play?
the play as presents a society with a
“corrupt state of manners”

Answer 3

The play as presents a society with a
“corrupt state of manners”