{"product_id":"shakespeares-problem-plays-alls-well-that-ends-well-measure-for-measure-and-troilus-and-cressida-hardcover","title":"Shakespeare's Problem Plays: All's Well That Ends Well, Measure for Measure, and Troilus and Cressida - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Shakespeare\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA collected edition of three plays-\u003cem\u003eAll's Well That Ends Well\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eMeasure for Measure\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTroilus and Cressida\u003c\/em\u003e-traditionally grouped as Shakespeare's \"problem plays\" for their resistance to conventional classification.\u003c\/strong\u003e While often placed among the comedies or tragedies, these works occupy a more ambiguous position, combining elements of both while departing from the expectations of either form.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe plays engage with questions of justice, authority, desire, and moral consequence, presenting situations in which resolution is partial, uneasy, or deliberately unresolved. \u003cem\u003eMeasure for Measure\u003c\/em\u003e examines governance and the limits of law; \u003cem\u003eAll's Well That Ends Well\u003c\/em\u003e complicates the structure of romantic comedy through questions of merit and obligation; and \u003cem\u003eTroilus and Cressida\u003c\/em\u003e offers a disillusioned treatment of heroism and conflict within a classical setting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe term \"problem plays,\" associated with the critic F. S. Boas, reflects both their structural ambiguity and their focus on ethical tension. Taken together, these works illustrate a phase in Shakespeare's writing marked by tonal complexity and a sustained engagement with social and moral difficulty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 344\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 03, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50377898623213,"sku":"9781515425014","price":42.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/nHVcxI6owq9781515425014.webp?v=1785620000","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-gb\/products\/shakespeares-problem-plays-alls-well-that-ends-well-measure-for-measure-and-troilus-and-cressida-hardcover","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}