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3.5 AVERAGE
3.5 AVERAGE
emotional
reflective
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
3.5 Lo diré hasta que encuentre algo que lo supere, pero Hamlet sigue siendo mi favorito.
emotional
funny
hopeful
tense
fast-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
Another year teaching 9th graders Romeo and Juliet’s 🚩🚩🚩
emotional
funny
reflective
relaxing
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
Another re read in the bag and I have to say: reading Romeo and Juliet as a teen and now again as an adult is an eye opening experience. I never heard it before but listening to these desperate star crossed lovers torn apart by the adults of their world is so topical. What a fantastic tale. Good one Mr. Shakespeare.
dark
emotional
sad
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
sad
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I think Shakespeare is the problem here, not the shallow, stupid characters. He's just too much of an effort to read, I decided after Taming of the Shrew. Sure, some of the poetry is beautiful, but a whole play full of it... You know what they say about too much of a good thing.
You know with age you realize how fickle the titular characters are and then the whole plot of the story is not so romantic and swooning as it used to be. There are still some beautiful figures of speech and use of language in the play, though, of course, but it’s definitely not the romanticized story of love that it’s made out to be. It’s hard to believe Romeo and Juliet were even truly star-crossed lovers when they barely had time to be lovers/had no real character development as to why they became lovers in the first place. Still one of Shakespeare’s greats of course but not my favorite.