Reviews tagging 'Racism'

Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare

26 reviews

maddycarlier's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

jesus fuckign christ

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Violence, Racism, Ableism, and Death

Moderate: Rape, Sexual assault, Gore, and Body horror

raye_charlie's review against another edition

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Sexual assault, Grief, Cannibalism, Injury/Injury detail, Death, Racism, Murder, Violence, and Sexism

Moderate: Racism, Rape, Racial slurs, and Physical abuse

pumathepanther's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexual assault, Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Racism

in_memoriam_bonnie's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I’m not entirely sure how to feel about this. On the one hand, the way Shakespeare writes Black characters (particularly Aaron) plays into a lot of awful stereotypes. It moves far too fast for the gratuitous violence to have any real impact on a reader, but I’m sure that part is much more powerful as a performance. On the other hand however, this play contains one of my favorite comebacks in any piece of media ever. Act 4 scene 2 lines 75-76 in the edition I read. The language is witty and sharp. This definitely isn’t my least favorite Shakespeare play, but it’s also far from my favorite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Cannibalism, Murder, and Racism

buzzcutduck's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely deranged but honestly a slay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Rape, Murder, Sexual violence, Racism, Gore, and Death

mjones14's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed the horror aspects of this - whilst it is a bit complicated at times, you're kinda there for the gore. It's a cross between othello, romeo & Juliet, and saw

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Blood, and Colonisation

Minor: Racism and Slavery

lifeasabookbutterfly's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

so deranged???? so insane but might be up there in my top 3 Shakespeare plays???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Gore, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Death, Rape, Death of parent, Blood, Sexual harassment, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

thesupermassive's review against another edition

dark

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Rape

addyruth17's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Racism, Sexual assault, and Death

carrieclothwright's review against another edition

dark tense slow-paced

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

This is horrific, zero points Will.  

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Violence, Racism, Torture, Death, Sexual violence, Rape, Sexism, Sexual assault, Injury/Injury detail, Misogyny, and Murder

This play is a bunch of people killing and maiming and raping each other. I'm surprised there's anyone left at the end. Skip it; not even the language makes this one worth it. CW: rape

One of the women is raped by two men, then her hands cut off and her tongue cut out so that she cannot indicate who perpetrated the violence. One of the characters is black, and I know times were different etc etc but there are multiple references to the blackness of his skin equating to the blackness of his soul, and just.... no.