Semester
Spring
Date of Graduation
2024
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Type
MFA
College
College of Creative Arts
Department
Acting and Directing
Committee Chair
Radhica Ganapathy
Committee Member
Gerald McGonigle
Committee Member
Jessica Morgan
Committee Member
Brianne Taylor
Abstract
The following document recounts the observations and consequences that result from my attempts at justifying the actions of Duke Vincentio in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure. By following my experience through the duration of West Virginia University’s 2023 production of Measure for Measure, I examine the ramifications of justifying the Duke’s actions and the potentially harmful consequences such justifications could create with regard to the play’s reception. Additionally, this text outlines performance techniques, audience responses, rehearsal strategies, and progressive interpretations for one of Shakespeare’s most challenging characters in one of his most divisive plays.
Recommended Citation
Hansen, Spencer D., "Ask The Duke, Why: How Fabrications Can Undermine Impact in Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure" (2024). Graduate Theses, Dissertations, and Problem Reports. 12396.
https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/12396
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