Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare audiobook.

Genre: drama

In Vienna, public morals have grown lax, and the laws meant to curb vice have fallen into disuse. When Duke Vincentio abruptly hands authority to the severe and unbending Angelo, the city is jolted into a harsh new order. Angelo moves swiftly to make an example of Claudio, a young gentleman condemned for breaking a long-ignored statute. Desperate to save her brother, Claudio's sister Isabella - a novice preparing to enter a convent - is drawn into the corridors of power to plead for mercy. Her appeal sets off a tense struggle between justice and compassion, private desire and public duty, as Angelo's rigid virtue is tested in ways that expose the human cost of absolute rule. With the Duke absent but not necessarily gone, a web of disguises, secret bargains, and uneasy negotiations spreads from courtrooms to prisons to the city's underworld. By turns darkly funny and morally unsettling, Measure for Measure explores hypocrisy, authority, sexuality, and the limits of law, asking what fairness really means when human weakness and political control collide.

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Chapters (Approximate)

(00:00:00) Chapter 0

(00:02:17) Chapter 1

(00:25:41) Chapter 2

(01:07:50) Chapter 3

(01:40:03) Chapter 4

(02:10:39) Chapter 5

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