Reviews

The Complete Works of William Shakespeare by William Shakespeare

guardianofthebookshelf's review against another edition

I had read sixteen of Shakespeare's plays up to this point, but I finished the rest this month.

italo_carlvino's review against another edition

5.0

Shakespeare is a revered author and we are all bardolatrists. I am too. But I think I got a better understanding of his work now that I have read all of his plays. There is a difference between the semi-divine Shakespeare quote at you and the human Shakespeare you read. He is an author among many who really, really delighted in poetry and turns of phrase. He has an abiding empathy, humanism, and skepticism. I love the bard, but I do not want to revere him. I wish I had taken a Shakespeare class in college (I was required to read his sonnets for my English degree before you lose you mind). Shakespeare interests me not so much as a static artifact, but how people have interpreted and reimagined him.

I think Shakespeare is still relevant and meaningful even after all of these centuries, and I am glad I read him. But honestly I am tired (yes I can get tired even of the bard) and I am ready to move on.

miniingrid's review against another edition

Leer esta edición es casi como leer un diccionario o el equivalente a la Biblia de Shakespeare, por el tamaño de letra y el tipo de papel.
Después de años leyendo a Shakespeare, y haber representado alguna de sus obras con la compañía de teatro del colegio, cuando visité la casa-museo en Stratford-upon-Avon, no podía irme sin este libro.

thebacklistbook's review against another edition

challenging funny informative inspiring reflective sad tense slow-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? Yes

seanml's review against another edition

5.0

Highlights: Hamlet, Macbeth, Antony and Cleopatra.

gerd_d's review against another edition

4.0

It's Shakespeare, so there's no complaint from me about content and I really like the nifty glossary added to this collection. All that keeps it from getting a five star rating from me is the small print that makes it a bit difficult to leisurly read and which fades out on a few pages making parts of the text really difficult to read.

darwin8u's review against another edition

5.0

January:
1. Two Gentlemen of Verona (1589–1591) - January 1, 2017
2 The Taming of the Shrew (1590–1591) - January 5, 2017
3 Henry VI, Part 2 (1591) - February 1, 2017

February:
4 Henry VI, Part 3 (1591) - February 3, 2017
5 Henry VI, Part 1 (1591–1592) - January 21, 2017
6 Titus Andronicus (1591–1592) - February 9, 2017

March:
7 Richard III (1592–1593) - March 4, 2017
8. The Comedy of Errors (1594) - March 11, 2017
9. Love's Labour's Lost (1594–1595) - March 27, 2017

April:
10. Richard II (1595) - April 7, 2017
11. Romeo and Juliet (1595) - April 12, 2017
12. A Midsummer Night's Dream (1595) - April 21, 2017

May:
13. King John (1596) - May 3, 2017
14. The Merchant of Venice (1596–1597) - May 8, 2017
15. Henry IV, Part 1 (1596-1597) - May 20, 2017

June:
16. The Merry Wives of Windsor (1597) - June 20, 2017
17. Henry IV, Part 2 (1597-1598) - June 24, 2017
18. Much Ado About Nothing (1598-1599) - June 25, 2017

July:
19. Henry V (1599) - July 5, 2017
20. Julius Caesar (1599) - July 10, 2017
21. As You Like It (1599-1600) - July 26, 2017

August:
22. Hamlet (1600-1601)- August 12, 2017
23. Twelfth Night (1601) - August 15, 2017
24. Troilus and Cressida ((1600–1602) - August 29, 2017

September:
25. Measure for Measure (1603-1604) - September 6, 2017
26. Othello (1603-1604) - September 15, 2017
27. All's Well that Ends Well (1604-1605) - September 12, 2017

October:
28. King Lear (1605–1606) - October 19, 2017
29. Timon of Athens (1605–1606) - October 20, 2017
30. Macbeth (1606) - October 28, 2017

November:
31. Antony and Cleopatra (1606) - November 17, 2017
32. Coriolanus (1608) - November 23, 2017
33. The Winter's Tale (1609–1611) - November 25, 2017

December:
34. Cymbeline (1610) - December 11, 2017
35. The Tempest (1610–1611) - December 12, 2017
36. Henry VIII (1612–1613) - December 16, 2017

Other:
Pericles, Prince of Tyre (1607–1608) - November 21, 2017
The Sonnets (1609) - December 19, 2017
The Two Noble Kinsmen (1613–1614) - December 19, 2017
The Narrative Poems (1593-1594) - December 23, 2017

sookieskipper's review against another edition

Othello: 06/Nov/2016 -- 5*
King Lear: 08/Nov/2016 -- 5*
Romeo and Juliet: 06/Nov/2016 -- 3*
The Tempest: 21/Dec/2016 -- 3*
Richard II: 21/Jan/2017 -- 3*
Henry IV: 10/Jun/2017 -- 5*