Title page from Measure for Measure (facs. 1st Folio 1623)

Part of: Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, and Tragedies (facs. 1st Folio 1623) Measure for Measure (facs. 1st Folio 1623)

Measure for Measure considers questions of law, justice, and the nature of promises and vows. Like The Merchant of Venice it is one of Shakespeare’s legal plays, with a trial scene at the peak of the action. This is a facsimile edition of the play from the First Folio edition of 1623.