Measure for Measure Audiobook

" They call this one a "problem play" and I certainly agree. Not a satisfying ending in sight, which is kind of disappointing because I actually cared about the characters. "

" A promising work by one of England's brightest new voices. "

" Measure for Measure was fun to read but at times a bit confusing. Maybe if I better understood 17th century laws it would have made more sense. I also have a problem when Shakespeare has a character among his own people but in disguise. You can't tell me that no one would recognize them or their voice. There was a fun moment that made me think of Downton Abbey when a character was listening to a private conversation. Things wrapped up a little too neatly at the end, but I still liked it. "

" Interesting, and I liked the plot. I don't remember a lot of it, so this must be another one of those Shakespeare plays that I didn't love but didn't hate. "

" Ah Shakespeare, I am afraid to say anything against your works. but this one was not your finest. "

" It's ok, you're not missing anything if you don't read it. "

" I think this is referred to as one of the "problem" plays, in that some of the characters behave nastily without punishment. It's one of my favorites. "

" Good student edition of a great play. "

" I had a really hard time getting into this play. I just don't think it was one of the better ones that I've had to read. There are some high points to it but for the most part I just found it didn't keep my interest and was kind of boring. "

" I'll be honest, it's probably my least favorite of Shakespeare's plays so far. I even liked Twelfth Night better, and for me, that's saying something. It's as if he wrote a couple of fantastic scenes, and then did a terrible job of stringing them all together. "

" This was a good read. Shakespeare presents an interesting moral quandary with Isabella being forced to watch her brother die or lose her virginity to save him (she wants to be a nun). Some good lines and a decent plot. Also, there's plenty of bawdy humor (it's Shakespeare, right?). "

" As Shakespeares usual attempts, the play is not about the idea itself, but further about the sense and feelings. This play takes us through the nature of human beings, justice, faith and virtue. Shakespeare's language is perfect, it's like an Oxford by itmself. "

" Read it on Christmas, it is definitely one of his more difficult-to-figure-out-comedy-or-tragedy. "

" Maybe this is the one with the gender swaps?! "

" A tragedy with comic elements on the theme of sex, power, and morality. "

" There were a lot of gray areas in this play, but all of the male characters were unequivocally assholes. "

" In all fairness, I had to read this for a grad class and I was totally burned out by the time we got to it. "

" Good, predictable, but still good. What did bother me was the ending: too abrupt, the Duke's random proposal to Isabella and, of course, Isabella's silence. Throughout the play she was a strong woman and then she ends off with silence - no comment and no response to the Duke. A good read though :) "