Reviews - Hamlet | The StoryGraph

2.19k reviews for:

Hamlet

Paul Werstine, William Shakespeare, William Shakespeare, Barbara A. Mowat

3.96 AVERAGE

kxmichi's review against another edition

2.5

tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

yvonne_aaf's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

I'm going to start ranking shakey-baby's works in terms of enjoyment as I progress through them instead of rating them (plays always feel difficult to rate as written texts bc they're meant to be produced and seen, yk?). Not going to include works I've read in the past until I get to them again as part of this reading challenge!

Hamlet

g_mcg's review against another edition

dark reflective sad fast-paced

On the purely superficial level of personal entertainment, not my favorite of Shakespeare's works that I've been exposed to, but wow is it impressive how many lines, moments, images, monologues, etc, from this have become indelibly inscribed in the broader cultural consciousness of the English-speaking world.