There were different stagings of measure for measure and each had something individual, but michael kahn's production was one of the most shocking stagings.Measure for Measure illustrates the centrality of a director's vision in shaping an audience's understanding (or sometimes misunderstanding) of the play. In this theatrucal production of Measure for measure was granted the prostitutes a concrete physical presence on the stage.In Measure for Measure, we have a base world, a very real world in which the action is firmly rooted. This is the disgusting, stinking world of medieval Vienna. The darkness of this world is absolutely necessary for the meaning of the play. When so much is religious in thought, the loud humour of the brothel is important as a device, because it is alienating and humanizing.
