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marysasala's review against another edition
4.0
I didn’t enjoy this as much as Julius Caesar. Again, I didn’t realize how much of the mystique of these stories comes from Shakespeare
joannaautumn's review against another edition
2.0
Pre-review rant #1: I am still trying to wrap my head around this play. What was the point of this play, any point I had tried to find seemed meek at best and I sense no Oxford / Cambridge introduction will be able to change my mind.
You know what? The day had come when I did not like a Shakespeare play. There is a first time for everything in life and this is one of those moments. Review to come.
You know what? The day had come when I did not like a Shakespeare play. There is a first time for everything in life and this is one of those moments. Review to come.
aydmcm's review against another edition
4.0
mark antony is a man whore? no clickbait?
cleopatra is a hot, educated, material girl who id forget my roman duties for too so dw antony i see you. shakespeare writing a well-rounded woman?? that’s a first.
politics, hot women, whiny roman men, and death. love it.
cleopatra is a hot, educated, material girl who id forget my roman duties for too so dw antony i see you. shakespeare writing a well-rounded woman?? that’s a first.
politics, hot women, whiny roman men, and death. love it.
shrimps2002's review against another edition
4.0
It’s a 3.5 (but Goodreads doesn’t have half stars) gives the same energy as Romeo and Juliet just set during the Roman Empire. I listened to an audio book of it which really helped hearing the emotions during line delivery and also the different characters speaking. If I ever read Shakespeare again (probably one of his comedies) I will also listen to an audio file of it.
leesmyth's review against another edition
5.0
This bit of dialogue in II.7 reminds me of an exchange between Polonius and Hamlet (with Mark Antony in the Hamlet role).
LEPIDUS: What manner o' thing is your crocodile?
MARK ANTONY:
It is shaped, sir, like itself; and it is as broad
as it hath breadth: it is just so high as it is,
and moves with its own organs: it lives by that
which nourisheth it; and the elements once out of
it, it transmigrates.
LEPIDUS: What colour is it of?
MARK ANTONY: Of it own colour too.
LEPIDUS: 'Tis a strange serpent.
MARK ANTONY: 'Tis so. And the tears of it are wet.
LEPIDUS: What manner o' thing is your crocodile?
MARK ANTONY:
It is shaped, sir, like itself; and it is as broad
as it hath breadth: it is just so high as it is,
and moves with its own organs: it lives by that
which nourisheth it; and the elements once out of
it, it transmigrates.
LEPIDUS: What colour is it of?
MARK ANTONY: Of it own colour too.
LEPIDUS: 'Tis a strange serpent.
MARK ANTONY: 'Tis so. And the tears of it are wet.
dasnook_arts's review against another edition
dark
emotional
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
I read this under duress for a class. I’m sure it would be much better received by me if that had not been so.
meganeorcx's review against another edition
dark
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
4.0
Dolabella: How goes it here? / Guard 2: All dead.
That sums up the ending but that's why Shakespeare's tragedies have not missed so far! Everything I love about his work is present and while not my favourite, it is definitely one I'm going to revisit a few times in the future.
That sums up the ending but that's why Shakespeare's tragedies have not missed so far! Everything I love about his work is present and while not my favourite, it is definitely one I'm going to revisit a few times in the future.
emeck's review against another edition
3.0
3.5/5
I really do enjoy the story of these two. They are so goddamn toxic it’s insane. Like imagine the worst couple you knew in high school but 100x worse. I also listened to about half of the play just to get a sense of how it was acted out and I really liked it. I just preferred Plutarch’s “Antony” more than this, but would probably like to see this play at some point in my life!
I really do enjoy the story of these two. They are so goddamn toxic it’s insane. Like imagine the worst couple you knew in high school but 100x worse. I also listened to about half of the play just to get a sense of how it was acted out and I really liked it. I just preferred Plutarch’s “Antony” more than this, but would probably like to see this play at some point in my life!
2beenough's review against another edition
emotional
sad
tense
fast-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? No
3.0