From mistress to master: Political transition and formal conflict in Measure for Measure.

English drama (Comedy); Ideology in literature; Measure for Measure (Play : Shakespeare); Structuralism (Literary analysis)

Examines irregularities, thematic genre, and rhetorics of the romantic comedy `Measure for Measure,' by William Shakespeare. Subversion of ordering principles by intentional violations of dramatic expectations; Juxtaposition of incompatible idealogies and dramatic forms in the play; Use of metamorphosis in presenting the play's ideological perspective and formal structure.