Reviews

King John by William Shakespeare

katski's review

challenging reflective medium-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? It's complicated

2.5

penguiniq's review against another edition

emotional tense fast-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

3.25

Batshit Shakespeare that gets under less credit than it deserves. Yeah, it's bad. But it's also unhinged and that's beautiful. 

anna_karenina5's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

2.0

ppr_bck_rdr's review

challenging dark emotional 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

5.0

shaunnow38's review

dark reflective slow-paced

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

3.5

papelgren's review against another edition

3.0

There are compelling scenes within this supposed worst play by Shakespeare. The fickleness of monarchies is on full display, and the bastard sure is snarky.

casparb's review against another edition

this is one of them that Nobody Reads & more or less with good reason. I dedicate this to dorothy Wordsworth who prompted me

It's interesting to see him turn & toy with things that become Actual Nice Work later on,, Lear's madness prefigured in Constance's 'I am not mad, I would to heaven I were! / For then 'tis like I should forget myself' & 'grief is proud and makes his owner stoop', 'l,,, hamlet's 'too much i'th'sun' in Dauphin Lewis' ''being but the shadow of your son, / becomes a sun and makes your son a shadow'.,,, these go on. I beg cold comfort there

karinlib's review

2.0

I didn't find this play to be all that interesting.

ebunk'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? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.5

abigailhaagen's review against another edition

funny

4.0

The first part of this play was so boring and slow, but then it picked up around Act III and I genuinely enjoyed it. Arthur was my favorite he was so funny.