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alexisrt's review against another edition
The Beggar's Opera (Penguin Classics) by John Gay (1987)
c_rewie6's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
4.0
laviedelachloe's review against another edition
4.0
I actually really enjoyed this play! I thought it was funny and the ending was so interesting
lilybtownsend's review against another edition
2.0
the ending was very ironic considering that the whole point of this opera is to make fun of the “traditional opera”
stormblessed4's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
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
2.25
mthomp08's review against another edition
2.0
On one hand, this was a fantastic meditation on genre and class in eighteenth-century drama. On the other hand, it was otherwise kind of absolutely pointless.
danniwatt's review against another edition
funny
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
greye's review against another edition
funny
lighthearted
sad
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
3.5
chloelovesliterature's review against another edition
Read for my British Literature course