Reviews

Measure for Measure by William Shakespeare

hesmykindofgirl's review against another edition

4.0

"Our doubts are traitors / And make us lose the good we oft might win, / By fearing to attempt.

kristenesantos's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

3.0

le_corbeau_romantique's review

3.0

3.5

heatherwardlaw's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense slow-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

2.0

herringgulls's review against another edition

dark funny tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

His best play? Ideally see it and then read it but it’s so so good.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Sexism

There isn’t a content warning tag for sexual coercion but I think that’s what this would come under.

espresoul's review against another edition

dark emotional funny fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot

2.0

njezzard's review against another edition

dark emotional funny medium-paced

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

3.0

Not Shakespeare’s best but not his worst

aliceboule's review against another edition

3.0

This play was actually hilarious, and should be read by everyone.

mattinthebooks's review against another edition

4.0

undercover boss is getting too complicated

casparb's review against another edition

dangerously self-aware, a parodic number though perhaps not so slyly as a certain other text I'm reading,, in a way Measure dares you to like it. a sadistic comedy , transported to the hobbesian world

this is really banal but it just reads so well , so airy , maybe I just feel spoiled bc I've been trying to scan big chunky proust sentences