Reviews tagging 'Death'

Oedipus Rex by Sophocles

15 reviews

nightisareader's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Incest, and Self harm

Moderate: Incest, Suicide, Injury/Injury detail, Death, and Self harm

mangosugar's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• 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: Death, Incest, and Suicide

nilsnoether73's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

3.75

Segueixo en la meva era clàssica. La història ja la sabia de català de 3r d'ESO, del Javi (o Xavi), però llegir les paraules traduïdes de Sòfocles en persona és molt diferent. No m'esperava una tragèdia tan tràgica dels grecs (error bastant gran en retrospectiva).

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Self harm, Suicide, Blood, Death, and Death of parent

Moderate: Misogyny and Sexism

Minor: Pedophilia and Slavery

lay_kone's review

dark sad tense fast-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pregnancy, Grief, Blood, Death, Death of parent, Incest, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Self harm, Abandonment, Body horror, Gore, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

draven_deathcrush's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious reflective fast-paced

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

3.0

Had to read for school. It's the first greek play that I've read, and it was pretty cool. I definitely want to read more greek plays.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Incest, Death, and Suicide

peachani's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional tense fast-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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror and Grief

Moderate: Blood, Ableism, Deportation, Injury/Injury detail, and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Murder, Pregnancy, Violence, Abandonment, Animal death, Car accident, Child abuse, Classism, Incest, Death, and Death of parent

henrygravesprince's review

challenging dark fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• 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: Incest, Suicide, and Death

Moderate: Murder and Death of parent

Minor: Gore and Self harm

gabriella_'s review

tense fast-paced

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

2.25

somebody slam the breaks please

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Incest, Body horror, Death of parent, and Grief

lizgom's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

4.0

I haven't read a lot of classical Greek and know the disney version of Hercules so you can imagine what a ride I had reading this. I genuinely feel sorry for this Greek hero. His journey is crazy and f*d up. Since the beginning of the play you have this sense of doom. I feel sad that Oedipus is a lost cause and I constantly felt a need to help this tragic fictional man. Oedipus seems like the only character kept in the dark about the situation he's in. He's condemned to kill his father and sleep with his mother and he leaves his "homeland" to avoid that fate. Little did he know, he's adopted and ends up killing his father in a quarrel and defeats a sphinx and ends up marrying his mother (not knowing she's his real mother lol). This story made so angry. I was constantly wanting something good to happen to this man. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Incest, and Suicide

Moderate: Murder, Death, and Self harm

Minor: Death of parent

m4rtt4's review against another edition

dark mysterious reflective sad fast-paced

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

3.0

A tragic classic. I already knew the story but finally I can say I've also read it. Fate is an interesting thing. I wonder if his fate would've been fulfilled had he not been sent away as a child? You see, he only killed his father and married his mother because he had no idea of their real identities — not because he wanted to specifically harm his parents, which you can also see in his self-destructive reaction to the horrible realisation.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Incest, Death, Blood, Violence, Suicide, and Self harm