▁Shakespeare ' s ▁Me asure ▁for ▁Me asure ; ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁direct ▁quot ation ▁of ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁play ▁in ▁regards ▁to ▁a ▁character ▁of ▁the ▁same ▁name . ▁In ▁Shakespeare ' s ▁play , ▁Mar iana ▁is ▁rejected ▁by ▁the ▁character ▁Ang elo ▁and ▁lives ▁alone ▁as ▁she ▁p ines ▁over ▁her ▁love . ▁T enn ys on ' s ▁version ▁is ▁set ▁in ▁Lincoln shire , ▁not ▁Vienna ▁as ▁in ▁the ▁Shakespeare ▁play . ▁This ▁makes ▁the ▁characters ▁completely ▁English . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁scene ▁within ▁the ▁poem ▁does ▁not ▁have ▁any ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁context ▁but ▁the ▁two ▁works ▁are ▁connected ▁in ▁imag ery ▁with ▁the ▁idea ▁of ▁a ▁d ull ▁life ▁and ▁a ▁de ject ed ▁female ▁named ▁Mar iana . ▁ ▁T enn ys on ▁is ▁not ▁the ▁only ▁one ▁that ▁uses ▁the ▁image ; ▁John ▁Ever ett ▁M illa is ' s ▁ 1 8 5 1 ▁painting ▁Mar iana ▁is ▁based ▁on ▁T enn ys on ' s ▁version ▁of ▁Mar iana , ▁and ▁lines ▁ 9 ▁through ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁T enn ys on ' s ▁poem ▁were ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁catalog ue ▁description ▁of ▁the ▁painting . ▁Similarly , ▁M illa is ' s ▁version ▁served ▁as ▁the ▁insp iration ▁for ▁Elizabeth ▁G askell ' s ▁novel , ▁Ruth . ▁T enn ys on ' s ▁Mar iana ▁and ▁G askell ' s ▁main ▁character , ▁Ruth , ▁are ▁sensitive ▁to ▁the ▁sounds ▁around ▁them ▁and ▁are ▁constantly ▁looking ▁out ▁of ▁their