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ÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÜ ÜÜÜ ÜÜÜÜ
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ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛ ÜÛÛÛÜÛÛÜÜÜ ßÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÜÜÜÛÛÝ Ûß
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Mo.iMP ÜÛÛÜ ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ßÛß
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ß ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ÜÛ
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ÜÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß
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ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÜÜ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÛÛÞÛÛÛÛÛÝ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛßß
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ÜÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÜÛÛÛÛÜÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ÞÛ ßÛÛÛÛÛ Ü ÛÝÛÛÛÛÛ Ü
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ÜÛ ÞÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ ßÛÜ ßÛÛÛÜÜ ÜÜÛÛÛß ÞÛ ÞÛÛÛÝ ÜÜÛÛ
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ÛÛ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßÛÜ ßßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛß ÜÜÜß ÛÛÛÛÜÜÜÜÜÜÜÛÛÛÛÛß
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ßÛÜ ÜÛÛÛß ßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÛÜ ßßÜÜ ßßÜÛÛßß ßÛÛÜ ßßßÛßÛÛÛÛÛÛÛßß
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ARRoGANT CoURiERS WiTH ESSaYS
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Grade Level: Type of Work Subject/Topic is on:
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[ ]6-8 [ ]Class Notes [Critique/Review of the ]
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[x]9-10 [ ]Cliff Notes [Stratford Festival's ]
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[ ]11-12 [ ]Essay/Report [Rendition of "Measure ]
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[ ]College [x]Misc [for Measure" ]
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Dizzed: 09/94 # of Words:469 School: ? State: ?
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ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>Chop Here>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ>ÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ
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Oct, 13 1992
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Critique of "Measure for Measure" =============
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The Stratford Festival's rendition of "Measure for Measure", one of
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Shakespeare's original "problem plays", can only be called mediocre at best.
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While the drab, lifeless sets at first create an aura of poverty and des-
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titution that may or may not have been prevailent in 17th century Vienna,
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the lack of variety eventually tires the eyes, and begins to mildly irritate
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the senses. With the lack of colour present on stage, one would hope that
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the actor's performances would add some colour...and one would be unfortun-
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atly dissapointed. The acting, again, is no better than mediocre with few
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exceptions, those being most notably, the Vincentio (as Duke and Friar) and
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Froth, the pudgy board-house owner. The other characters are most obviously
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unassumed by the actors and are carried through with a sense of distance
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and unfamiliarity, seldom seem at a a festival as prestigious as North
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America's largest and arguably best Shakespearian festival. The play carries
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on for almost 3 hours, and is tempered with boredom (e.g. Isabella's laughably
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unimpassioned speech to Angelo), and momentary spots of humour (e.g. the some-
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times hilarious exchange between Lucio, a servant to the Duke, and the Duke
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disguised as a friar. This moment of ironic comedy is certainly one of the
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play's highlights, and is a model for many modern humour pieces) which all
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serve to create a less than enthralling afternoon of "not so high" drama. I
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will not attempt to explain the plot, as one of the play's redeeming factors
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is the suspense created by the soap operatic storyline. All in all,"MFM" is an
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average play written by an exceptional writer, performed no more than
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competantly by gifted actors, on a boring, uninteresting stage, thus we
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can equate : The God of Drama - less than excellent play
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-------------------------------------------------- = X
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Excellent actors - poor performance - poor staging
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X = Waste of money and time...Do not see this play. If you
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are truly curious about the nature of this play, save yourself the money,
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visit the local library's literature section and read it...the printed
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word brings out the play's ironic intricacies far more than this unexciting
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rendition ever will. So, if you find yourself in a little town called
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Stratford, pay no attention to an unknown play called Measure for Measure...
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instead, take a walk on the banks of the Avon and enjoy what nature has to
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offer...
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Key
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=== Acting: ¨ ¨ ¨ (3)
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Set: ¨ ¨ ¨ (3)
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¨ = And they get PAID Props: ¨ ¨ ¨ (3)
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for this !?!¨ Costuming: ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ (4)
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The Play Itself (writing): ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ (4)
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¨¨ = They're not serious Overall Visual Impact: ¨ ¨ ¨ 1/2 (3.5)
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are they ? Creative Interpretation: ¨ ¨ ¨ 1/2 (3.5)
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¨¨¨ = Oh...that's it? Overall: ¨ ¨ ¨ 1/2 (3.5 / 5)
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¨¨¨¨ = If I were easily impressed,
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I'd probably be impressed right now...
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¨¨¨¨¨ = Cool...
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