Reviews tagging 'Racial slurs'

Othello by William Shakespeare

36 reviews

_sophahs_'s review against another edition

challenging dark tense slow-paced

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

3.0

If I’m honest, I don’t think I currently appreciate this book as much as I should, or as much as I will in the future. But my thoughts after finishing this (9 months after starting it)? It was hard to get through. 

Obviously from a literary perspective it’s an incredible play, and some would argue ‘ahead of its time’. Personally, I think ‘ahead of its time’ becomes less relevant when it still perpetuates racist and misogynistic stereotypes. It’s difficult to separate Shakespeare’s not-particularly-modern views from the content of this play. 

Kind of scared for the essays I’ll have to write on this because I do not understand it (:

I preferred Macbeth

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: Violence and Murder

readingsponsoredbybts's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.25

hear me out othello is a victim of his time

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, Death, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Slavery, Deportation, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Colonisation, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Murder, Racism, War, and Xenophobia

mvennen's review against another edition

3.0

---

Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs

momochi_19's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs, Infidelity, and Racism

eatwritereadrepeat's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

4.75

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Racism, and Sexism

Moderate: Racial slurs, Misogyny, Injury/Injury detail, Violence, Death, War, Toxic friendship, Slavery, and Blood

Minor: Islamophobia

monjure's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

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

3.5

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Injury/Injury detail

agustdefault's review against another edition

medium-paced

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

1.0

shakespeare did not write othello to be a hero….he wrote a black man who was the exception to the stereotype and became civilized! all so much fun right!? he is compared to an animal a number of times and eventually ‘returns to his roots’ and unleashes the horrid black animal inside him. this is unbelievably racist and i cant imagine how this is so many peoples favorite shakespeare play. on top of that the characters were not fully developed or relatable and the only redeemable quality was emilia 

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Suicide, and Sexism

hue's review against another edition

challenging dark

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs

mangopassion555's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Sexism, Misogyny, Xenophobia, Suicide, Racism, Racial slurs, Physical abuse, and Murder

ameliapagee's review against another edition

adventurous tense medium-paced

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

4.0

---

Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs