Justice or Injustice in Shakespearean Plays: Merchant of Venice and Measure for Measure

• Authors: Fatma Yalvaç , Şule Okuroğlu Özün
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article discusses the concepts of “justice” and “injustice” in Shakespeare’s two plays: Merchant of Venice and Measure for Measure. The application of laws and its effects on the social life are the basic themes of this study. Shakespeare concluded these plays so masterfully and open endedly that it is now reader’s responsibility to decide whether the court and society are “just” enough. This study tries to give some examples from both of the plays admitting that the concept of “justice” is hard to define. The conclusions will shed further light on the discussion about the justness of Shakespearean plays. 

DE

Der Band enthält die Abstracts ausschließlich in englischer Sprache.

FR

Le numéro contient uniquement les résumés en anglais.

RU

Том не содержит аннотаций на английском языке.

Keywords

EN

justice; injustice; law; judgement

DE

FR

RU

• Publisher: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Marii Curie-Skłodowskiej
• Journal: Lublin Studies in Modern Languages and Literature
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 41
• Issue: 1

Dates

published

2017

online

2017-07-04

Contributors

author

Fatma Yalvaç

author

Şule Okuroğlu Özün

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Identifiers

DOI

10.17951/lsmll.2017.41.1.114