Voltaire and Tolstoy are the best known members of what Bloom calls the “School of Resentment” and Tolstoy in particular deserves attention because as a begrudger of Shakespeare's eminence he displays an almost farcical degree of desperation. In much of Western society, at least in countries where English is the first language, Shakespeare has become an omnipresent and one might say oppressive figure. Tolstoy and Voltaire can by no means be treated as the only eccentrics and recusants within the history of Shakespeare studies. The final juncture of Shakespeare studies, at least in academia, is persistent and durable for the simple reason that nothing like it will happen again. Measure for Measure is generally regarded as one of Shakespeare's “problem” plays. The principal problem for the reader or member of the audience is that is offers a series of questions that remain largely unanswered.