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Death by Shakespeare: Snakebites, Stabbings and Broken Hearts by Kathryn Harkup
4 reviews
thenageler's review against another edition
3.5
Graphic: Death and Murder
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Gore, Self harm, Suicide, Terminal illness, Torture, Violence, Blood, Medical content, Grief, Fire/Fire injury, Injury/Injury detail, and Pandemic/Epidemic
margueritestjust's review against another edition
4.5
Providing both an examination of the text and a broader cultural overview of society during that place and time, Harkup masterfully weaves together this text that also examines the advancements in medicine that society has made today.
There's also a fun index that details all the deaths in the plays near the end, and how the poor souls met their deaths.
I definitely came into this book as an avid fan of Shakespeare, and I do recommend it for fellow fans of Shakespeare. I do, however, also think that this book can be enjoyed by those who are not as familiar with his work or only have a passing knowledge of it, provided of course, that they're interested in that time period or in, well, death.
Note: Obviously, there's a load of possible triggers regarding death and all its various trappings, and I will admit there were moments were I had to take small breaks simply to get away from all of it (though apparently I did happen to read it all in one day according to my journal). I advise caution when going into this book, no matter how squeamish you may be. But even when sometimes the tone can be darkly humorous, all of the topics covered are treated with respect.
Graphic: Death, Gore, Suicide, Murder, and Pandemic/Epidemic
tmickey's review against another edition
4.25
Graphic: Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Violence, Medical content, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail
Moderate: Child death, Chronic illness, Gore, and Blood
beckysbookshelf's review against another edition
4.0
Graphic: Death
Moderate: Body horror, Gore, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Blood, Excrement, Medical content, Suicide attempt, and Murder