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3.38 AVERAGE
3.38 AVERAGE
moonlighthepburn's review against another edition
3.0
Rosaline and Berowne were amazing,so many great puns but overall I did not care much for this play.
catazoe's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
3.5
the pacing is very odd and the tone shift at the end a little disconcerting, but all in all it's an enjoyable play nevertheless
chatterbid's review against another edition
4.0
Very good. Good fun, quite easy to follow (although still needed guides). Fantastic wordplay ..... which is easy to follow even in the original text.
anniedrows's review against another edition
4.0
On the heels of Measure for Measure, this is another Shakespearean play that I prefer. Perhaps it’s because the women are portrayed with greater wit and moral strength, who won the whole it is amusing.
erinfinn5's review against another edition
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
tuxedocatchronicles's review against another edition
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Complicated
3.5
annemanderijn_'s review against another edition
2.0
Holofernes: Via, goodman Dull! thou hast spoken no word all this while.
Dull: Nor understood none neither, sir.
It is safe to say Dull's line here represents me throughout reading this play.
Dull: Nor understood none neither, sir.
It is safe to say Dull's line here represents me throughout reading this play.
julshakespeare's review against another edition
3.0
3.8/5 stars, full review to come! I love the shenanigans but this is one of the weirdest paced plays in all of Shakespeare’s canon imo.
Plot: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
Pacing: 2/5
Writing: 5/5
Enjoyment: 4/5
Plot: 4/5
Characters: 4/5
Pacing: 2/5
Writing: 5/5
Enjoyment: 4/5
caomhghin's review against another edition
5.0
Not one of my favourites though a good production, so long as it is fast and keeps up the wit, can overcome this. Strange jumping of registers - most notably the sudden announcement of the death of the king of France offstage. It is full of 'wit', some of it perhaps a little laboured and certainly dated. Most strangely it is full of Shakespeare characters in embryo as it were. Even Armado is a kind of Falstaff or Malvolio. Berowne and Rosaline is a very thin version of Beatrice and Benedict later. The clowns are finely done and occasionally rather deeper, especially Costard in the last act.