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Essay Archive - Measure for Measure - Critique
Measure for Measure - Critique
The Stratford Festival's rendition of "Measure for Measure", one of
Shakespeare's original "problem plays", can only be called mediocre at best.
While the drab, lifeless sets at first create an aura of poverty and des-
titution that may or may not have been prevailent in 17th century Vienna,
the lack of variety eventually tires the eyes, and begins to mildly
irritate the senses. With the lack of colour present on stage, one would
hope that the actor's performances would add some colour...and one would be
unfortun-atly dissapointed. The acting, again, is no better than mediocre
with few exceptions....
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