Measure For Measure: ‘Some Rise by Sin, and Some by Virtue Fall’

Episode 207 Whereas the larger-than-life characters in ‘Othello’ left us with no moral ambiguities, but plenty of questions about the nature of the outsider and society’s attitude towards those who are different. Shakespeare’s next offering, ‘Measure for Measure’ was a very different piece with few of those certainties. The dating and earliest performance of the play The early print history of the play Changes made by Thomas Middleton The source material for the play A brief synopsis of the play Comedy of Tragicomedy? Issues with the structure of the play Justice and mercy The premise of the play examined How the characters avoid easy categorisation The role of the duke The role of Isabella The role of Angelo The role of Lucio The ending of the play and Isabella’s response to the duke The mixed critical response to the play The later performance history of the play Measure for Measure on film Support the podcast at: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Measure For Measure: ‘Some Rise by Sin, and Some by Virtue Fall’ is an episode from The History Of European Theatre by Philip Rowe.

This episode is 35:59 long.

This episode was published on Mar 16, 2026.

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