The Afflicted Spirits Here in the Prison: Religious Allegory in Measure For Measure

Authors

  • Danica Igrutinović

Keywords:

Measure for Measure, religious allegory, dualism, woman

Abstract

Religious allegory in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure is explored and found to contain dualistic elements, primarily perceptible in the attitudes expressed towards sexuality and womanhood.

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Published

25-06-2021

How to Cite

Igrutinović, D. (2021). The Afflicted Spirits Here in the Prison: Religious Allegory in Measure For Measure . Philologia, 7(1), 109–116. Retrieved from https://philologia.org.rs/index.php/ph/article/view/227

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 1 (2009)

Section

Nauka o književnosti/Literary Studies

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