Measure for measure critics Flashcards
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G Wilson Knight on M for M as a play (20th cent)
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Idea that M for M is an allegory for “man’s moral nature”
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F.S Boas on M for M as a play (20th cent)
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M for M is a ‘problem play’
3
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G Wilson Knight (19th cent) on M for M
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- sexual ethics
- contrast between human consciousness and human instinct
4
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J. Dollimore (modern) on M for M
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- belief that M for M is about “the authorities fear of the threat posed by any deviancy” (losing control over society)
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Charles Marowitz (modern) on law
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“Law breeds desire as well as blocks it”
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Darryl J Gless on M for M allegory
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“M for M is not a religious allegory but informed by the religious atmosphere of the times it was written”