"Whereto if you'll a willing ear incline, What's mine is yours and what is yours is mine." -- Duke, 'Measure For Measure'

Shakespeare The RSC's new bard themed tube map is a fascinating reminder and introduction to the various characters from throughout the plays and importantly very intelligently put together. From this detail, you can see how various symbols have been used to suggest various plot details, such as 'unisex toilets' right next to Rosalind. My favourite section though is reserved for Isabella and Duke Vincento from Measure for Measure which is on the broken red line denoting 'Lovers under construction', which works both for those of us who think Isabel treats the Duke's offer of marriage with the contempt it deserves at the close of the play and the romantics. It looks more like a dead end to me.

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