Reviews tagging 'Death'

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

88 reviews

gwenswoons's review

challenging dark sad tense slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Violence, Death of parent, Gore, Misogyny, Blood, Death, Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, Suicide attempt, and War

rueys's review against another edition

dark emotional

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

read this book for school. before reading, i did not see why people would want to study this play. 
now i do! shakespeare's prose is wonderful and hamlet is so absurd sometimes that i knew i wanted to find out what happened next . 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Death, and Suicidal thoughts

rafacolog's review against another edition

challenging emotional tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Suicide, Murder, and Misogyny

halaagmod's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

white_dragon_tea's review against another edition

challenging dark funny slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Suicide, Murder, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Death

readwithsophsx's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Murder, Death of parent, and Death

readwthsam's review

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Death of parent, Death, Violence, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Suicidal thoughts

finn_vibing's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective sad slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Incest, Murder, Death, Grief, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis

darkty's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Brilliant. One of his best works, better than Romeo and Juliet. Yes I am biased

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Physical abuse

Minor: Kidnapping

the_embodiment_of_chaos's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Death, Mental illness, Death of parent, and Blood

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts and Suicide