Reviews tagging 'Murder'

Medea and Other Plays: Medea / Hippolytus / Electra / Helen by Euripides

2 reviews

mxmorganic's review against another edition

challenging dark sad slow-paced

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

4.0

Hippolytus was a bit of a drag, but the other three plays in this collection are absolutely worth the time!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Misogyny, and Xenophobia

Moderate: Suicide and Suicidal thoughts

Minor: Child death

christylouise's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.0

My favourite play from this collection was Medea. I found Hippolytus to be the weakest plot-wise, but it was still an interesting read.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Sexual assault