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"Shakespeare's play about a corrupt deputy governor who demands that a sister should sacrifice her virtue in exchange for her brother's life."
"Kate Nelligan stars in this production of Shakespeare's play."
"Presents a production of William Shakespeare's comedy, Measure for Measure designed especially for television."
"Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's controversial play dealing with the law in Vienna, a law where a sexual relationship between unmarried people is punishable by death."@en
"Vincento duc de Vienne, s'est retiré quelque temps dans la solitude, confiant le pouvoir à son conseiller Angelo. Magistrat honnête, Angelo va se métamorphoser en un épouvantable tyran, faisant condamner à mort Claudio qui a transgressé les nouvelles lois. Devenu amoureux d'Isabelle, soeur de Claudio, il lui propose, si elle lui cède de faire grâce à son frère. Harcelée par Claudio, Isabelle y consent mais le retour du duc verra le triomphe de la justice."
"Shakespeare's comedy dealing with the law of Vienna which states that sexual relationships between unmarried people is punishable by death."@en
"When the Duke leaves and puts Angelo in charge, Angelo condemns Claudio. Isabella pleads for Claudio's life, but is requested to yield her virtue."@en
"Presents a dramatization of Shakespeare's play entitled Measure for measure."@en
"Presents a dramatization of Shakespeare's play entitled Measure for measure."
"This is a dramatized version of Shakespeare's Measure for measure."@en
"Cruel Angelo is left in charge of Vienna when the Duke pretends to leave town. He revives an old law against fornication and sentences Claudio to death for seducing Juliet, Claudio's betrothed. Claudio's sister, Isabella, pleads for his life and Angelo offers to spare him in exchange for her virginity. His corruption and severity are punished when the Duke reveals that he has witnessed it all."@en
"Cruel Angelo is left in charge of Vienna when the Duke pretends to leave town. He revives an old law against fornication and sentences Claudio to death for seducing Juliet, Claudio's betrothed. Claudio's sister, Isabella, pleads for his life and Angelo offers to spare him in exchange for her virginity. His corruption and severity are punished when the Duke reveals that he has witnessed it all."
"Performance of Shakespeare's Measure for measure."@en
"A dramatization of Shakespeare's play entitled Measure for measure."@en
"Presents a dramatization of Shakespeare's "trickiest sort of play--a comedy with tragic relief. With her brother condemned to die for the crime of premarital sex, Isabella is torn between her vows to God and desire to save him."--Container."
"Presents a dramatization of Shakespeare's "trickiest sort of play--a comedy with tragic relief. With her brother condemned to die for the crime of premarital sex, Isabella is torn between her vows to God and desire to save him."--Container."@en
"Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play entitled Measure of measure."@en
"Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play entitled Measure for measure."@en
"Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play entitled Measure for measure."
"Angelo is deputised to enforce Vienna's long-ignored laws by Duke Vincentio who then disguises himself as a friar in order to observe the outcome. Angelo revives a statute against fornication and sentences Claudio to death for seducing Juliet, his betrothed. Claudio's sister Isabella pleads for his life and Angelo offers to release him in exchange for a sexual favour. A meeting is arranged, but Mariana (formerly betrothed to Angelo, but subsequently spurned) goes in Isabella's place. The duke reveals his true identity, Angelo is rebuked for his severity and ordered to marry Mariana."
"Presents a dramatization of Shakespeare's play."@en
"Isabella is torn between her vows to God and her desire to save her brother who is condemned to die for the crime of premarital sex ... cruel Angelo is left in charge of Vienna when the Duke pretends to leave town. He revives an old law against fornication and sentences Claudio to death for seducing Juliet, Claudio's betrothed. Claudio's sister, Isabella, pleads for his life and Angelo offers to spare him in exchange for her virginity. His corruption and severity are punished when the Duke reveals that he has witnessed it all."@en
"Cruel Angelo is left in charge of Vienna when the Duke pretends to leave town. Angelo revives an old law against fornication and sentences Claudio to death for seducing Juliet, Claudio's betrothed. Claudio's sister, Isabella, pleads for his life and Angelo offers to spare him in exchange for her virginity. Angelo's corruption and severity are punished when the Duke reveals that he has witnessed it all."@en
"The trickiest sort of play--a comedy with tragic relief. With her brother condemned to die for the crime of premarital sex, Isabella is torn between her vows to God and desire to save him. The New York Times says "Kate Nelligan is the image of idealized faultlessness as Isabella.""@en
"Presents a dramatization of William Shakespeare's play entitled Measure for Measure."@en
"Presentation of the play from the Peter Alexander text, directed for television."@en
"Imagine a world where a sexual relationship between unmarries people is punishable by death. That is the law in Vienna, in "Measure for measure, " one of Shakespeare's most contraversial comedies. The predicament of Isabella, torn between her attempt to save her brother's condemned life and her vows to God, shows Christian virtue tried to the breaking point."@en
"Shakespeare's play about a corrupt deputy governor who demands that a sister should sacrifice her virtue in exchange for her mother's life."@en
"Presents a dramatization of Willam Shakespeare's play entitled Measure for measure."@en
"Presents a dramatization of Willam Shakespeare's play entitled Measure for measure."
""Measure for measure" is one of Shakespeare's most controversial comnedies. It deals with the law of Vienna, a law where a sexual relationship between unmarried people is punishable by death. Part of the "Shakespeare Plays" series."@en
"When the Duke of Vienna takes a mysterious leave of absence and leaves the strict Angelo in charge, things couldn't be worse for Claudio, who is sentenced to death for premarital sex. His sister, Isabella (a nun-in-training), however, is a very persuasive pleader. She goes to Angelo, but instead of freeing her brother, she gets an offer from Angelo to save Claudio's life if Isabella sleeps with him. The only sympathetic friend Isabella has is a priest who, in actuality, is the Duke in disguise ... and he has a plan."@en