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pickett22's review against another edition
4.0
This was another that my drama group read for the Quarantine Years of No Productions.
We really enjoyed it. Felix was definitely beginning to drive me nuts by the end, not gonna lie, and I (who was reading Violente) would NOT have married him. Otherwise I really liked it. It was bawdy, but not as bad as lots of Shakespeare stuff, and it used lots of similar comedy tropes as his comedies. It was in no way subtle about poking at patriarchal norms of the day, and placing it in Lisbon so the characters could moan "Oh it's TOO BAD we don't live in ENGLAND where women are TREATED BETTER and have FREEDOM because they wouldn't want to build a BAD SOCIETY like US" was heavy handed enough to be hilarious.
Super fun.
We really enjoyed it. Felix was definitely beginning to drive me nuts by the end, not gonna lie, and I (who was reading Violente) would NOT have married him. Otherwise I really liked it. It was bawdy, but not as bad as lots of Shakespeare stuff, and it used lots of similar comedy tropes as his comedies. It was in no way subtle about poking at patriarchal norms of the day, and placing it in Lisbon so the characters could moan "Oh it's TOO BAD we don't live in ENGLAND where women are TREATED BETTER and have FREEDOM because they wouldn't want to build a BAD SOCIETY like US" was heavy handed enough to be hilarious.
Super fun.
longhairzuko's review against another edition
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
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