Talk:Measure for Measure

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Isn't it Elbow, rather than Pompey, who is a "retread" of Dogberry? Pompey is a bawd, and articulate if garrulous. Elbow is an over-zealous constable like Dogberry and, like Dogberry, is given to malapropisms. Mike Capp 01:03, 11 Jul 2004 (UTC)

Taking silence as assent... Mike Capp 19:15, 12 Jul 2004 (UTC)

[edit] Vagueness

I find the following ridiculously vague and unspecific. If it goes back in, please add some citations, and use more specific language (i.e. what dogma? what relationships? what wit?) The Singing Badger 23:47, 5 March 2006 (UTC)

The comedy also provides a subtle political critique- a stab at authority. The theme of incest also appears in the play, and some scholars believe that Isabella is unwilling to show her brother mercy for he encourages her submit to Angelo. Her reaction gives some insight into the dogma of the Elizabethan era. The aforesaid themes all serve to highlight the relationships between the characters of the play, giving further significance to Shakespeare’s intricate scenarios and sharp wit.

[edit] Acknowledgements

The summary appears to be extracted with minimal edits from http://www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/measure/summary.html. Their copyright does not seem to forbid this -- the relevant bit of the copyright information on that site reads "Reproduction, copying or redistribution for commercial purposes of any materials or design elements on the SparkNotes web site is strictly prohibited without the express written permission of SparkNotes, Inc." -- but might it be polite to acknowledge this?

Unless, of course, Sparknotes copies Wikipedia...

What part of "strictly prohibited" does not seem to forbid copying? I'd say it DOES forbid it. I'll try to look this over on the weekend. If it really is a copyvio it has to go, whether it's good stuff or not. Wikipedia is a "commercial purpose" in the sense used in this clause, since our own licence permits commercial reproduction. AndyJones 13:18, 16 March 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Links to Angelo article

Why the repeated reversion to link every single mention of Angelo's name to his article? It's obviously inappropriate. If there is some point to doing so, then please explain here. AndyJones 13:54, 1 March 2007 (UTC)