'In the Ambush of my Name': The 'Parable of the Talents' in Measure for Measure.

The article analyzes the influence of the "Parable of the Talents" from the Gospel of Matthew on several plays by William Shakespeare including "Measure for Measure." Topics include a summary of the parable, other Shakespeare's plays influenced by the parable such as "Twelfth Night," "Macbeth" and "Troilus," a typological template for the plot formed by the parable in "Measure for Measure," and the influence of the parable on Duke Vincentio's opening speech in the play.