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3.96 AVERAGE
3.96 AVERAGE
challenging
medium-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
Not to state the obvious, but dang, Shakespeare really is one of the greatest writers out there
dark
tense
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
I just re-read Hamlet for the first time since university, and I appreciated it so much more this time around. Back then, it felt a bit heavy and hard to follow, but now it really clicked with me. The story, the characters, and the way Shakespeare explores things like grief, revenge, and indecision all feel more meaningful now.
One big thing I noticed: this play really needs to be heard, not just read. Reading it out loud (or hearing someone perform it) makes the language come to life. You can catch the emotion, the humor, and the rhythm in a way that’s easy to miss on the page.
It’s still a challenging read, but one that’s worth it. I’m really glad I gave it another shot.
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One big thing I noticed: this play really needs to be heard, not just read. Reading it out loud (or hearing someone perform it) makes the language come to life. You can catch the emotion, the humor, and the rhythm in a way that’s easy to miss on the page.
It’s still a challenging read, but one that’s worth it. I’m really glad I gave it another shot.
⭐⭐⭐⭐
dark
funny
informative
emotional
reflective
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Complicated
funny
reflective
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
dark
mysterious
reflective
tense
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
"pra mim hamlet é um adolescente" "pra mim hamlet é o vilão da história" bom pra mim hamlet é um twink depressivo ragebaiter maior fã de fazer stan war e vcs não tão preparados pra essa conversa. se vcs tivessem deixado ele ser o maior homotron3000 e se ele tivesse transado c meu divo horácio, talvez (mt improvável) ele tivesse aquietado o cu c esse papo todo de conseguir vingança pela morte do pai.
outro ponto, não entendo esse hate todo pra cima do meu mano hamlet tipo assim, ele serve pra ser rei? não. ele é bem egoistinha? sim. ele usa as pessoas e depois descarta elas como se elas fossem insignificantes? sim. ele se acha superior a todo mundo só pq ele é HAMLET filho de hamlet O rei da dinamarca? sim. mas ele é meio divo fazer oq gente.
esse tal de william shakespeare meio que sabe escrever, todos os dois livros dele que eu li (um sonho de uma noite de verão EM INGLÊS como paradidatico da cultura e hamlet agora) foram mt hit. uma salva de palmas pro kingo por inspirar a maior loira compositora de todos os tempos, taylor swift 👏 👏 👏
outro ponto, não entendo esse hate todo pra cima do meu mano hamlet tipo assim, ele serve pra ser rei? não. ele é bem egoistinha? sim. ele usa as pessoas e depois descarta elas como se elas fossem insignificantes? sim. ele se acha superior a todo mundo só pq ele é HAMLET filho de hamlet O rei da dinamarca? sim. mas ele é meio divo fazer oq gente.
esse tal de william shakespeare meio que sabe escrever, todos os dois livros dele que eu li (um sonho de uma noite de verão EM INGLÊS como paradidatico da cultura e hamlet agora) foram mt hit. uma salva de palmas pro kingo por inspirar a maior loira compositora de todos os tempos, taylor swift 👏 👏 👏
challenging
dark
informative
mysterious
reflective
medium-paced
Finished the actual play like two weeks ago but wanted to read the (mostly interesting) essays and things. Lots of cool stuff, it does feel sort of mysterious and also maybe deceptively simple in a way where I see why people have such strong and different reads on it- I think it's mainly about death and Hamlet waits because he's too introspective and concerned with thinking over action. Laertes (who I need to see played by Austin Butler) and Ophelia were my favorite characters I think (kind of Dennis & Dee coded??) though Hamlet is cool too and the King has a good soliloquy. Favorite lines were "I'll be your foil, Laertes" & "Follow my mother" , which felt like they worked as like modern-feeling 'cool' impactful lines rather than ones I needed to puzzle over to figure out how to react to them- same with the quotes in my content warnings. I liked it! I want to read MacBeth.
Me when they say "To be or not to be," "Infinite jest," "hoist by his own petard" 😴😴😴
Me when they say "a bare bodkin" 🤯🤩🥰
Me when they say "To be or not to be," "Infinite jest," "hoist by his own petard" 😴😴😴
Me when they say "a bare bodkin" 🤯🤩🥰
Content Warnings
Rated T for These Tedious Own Fools/Rated E for Except my life, except my life, except my life