Measure for Measure
by William Shakespeare

Measure for Measure: Foreshadowing 1 key example

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Definition of Foreshadowing

Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story. Foreshadowing can be achieved directly or indirectly, by making... read full definition
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the story. Foreshadowing can be achieved... read full definition
Foreshadowing is a literary device in which authors hint at plot developments that don't actually occur until later in the... read full definition

Key Examples in Measure for Measure

Act 1, Scene 1
Explanation and Analysis—Executions:

In his farewell address to Angelo before pretending to leave the city, Duke Vincentio unknowingly foreshadows later events of the play: 

So, fare you well;
To the hopeful execution do I leave you
Of your commissions