The setting of the play ‘Measure for Measure’ is –

Shakespeare’s dark comedy ‘Measure for Measure’ is set in Vienna where vice currently runs rampant and the laws have been allowed to sleep for many years.

Measure for Measure, a “dark” comedy in five acts by William Shakespeare, written about 1603–04 and published in the First Folio of 1623 from a transcript of an authorial draft.

- The play opens with Vincentio, the benevolent duke of Vienna, commissioning his deputy Angelo to govern the city while he travels to Poland.
- In actuality, the duke remains in Vienna disguised as a friar in order to watch what unfolds.
- Following the letter of the law, Angelo passes the death sentence on Claudio, a nobleman convicted for impregnating his betrothed, Juliet. Claudio’s sister Isabella, a novice in a nunnery, pleads his case to Angelo.

Source: Britannica.com