“All shadow and silence in it” (3.1.247-48): Reticence in Measure for Measure

Measure for Measure’s notoriously ambivalent ending, particularly with Isabella’s lack of response to the Duke’s twice-repeated marriage proposal, has caused a wealth of critical comments. It seems that most critics have failed to notice that the silence at the close of the play is actually made pal...

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Main Author: Denis Lagae-Devoldere
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centre de Recherche "Texte et Critique de Texte" 2013-01-01
Series:Sillages Critiques
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Online Access:http://journals.openedition.org/sillagescritiques/2635