Anonymous
7/16/2025, 3:14:15 PM No.24554914
>Shakespeare's Measure for Measure is a deep Christian allegory and the best comedy ever written
Is this true?
Is this true?
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Anonymous
7/16/2025, 3:20:56 PM No.24554928
>which of thy hips has the most profound sciatica
This is a reference to Jesus on the cross
This is a reference to Jesus on the cross
Anonymous
7/16/2025, 4:30:32 PM No.24555055
I mean the title is taken from the Sermon on the Mount, it's not really hiding it.
Anonymouṡ
7/16/2025, 5:00:54 PM No.24555107
>>24554914 (OP)
It might be, yeah.
There are loads of pointers suggesting the Duke = God. (Most obviously, he marries Isabella at the end. She's planning to become a nun. Nuns are called the Brides of Christ.)
I vaguely remember a theory that the Elizabethans had ways they could signal these things with costume (like the Duke wears a certain sort of blue to show he's an allegorical figure). No idea how true that is.
It might be, yeah.
There are loads of pointers suggesting the Duke = God. (Most obviously, he marries Isabella at the end. She's planning to become a nun. Nuns are called the Brides of Christ.)
I vaguely remember a theory that the Elizabethans had ways they could signal these things with costume (like the Duke wears a certain sort of blue to show he's an allegorical figure). No idea how true that is.