Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

115 reviews

some_random_person_hi's review against another edition

challenging emotional sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

The only reason this isn't 5 stars is some unchallenged content that can be largely attributed to societal views at time of publication. Everything else is just too good. The language can be hard to understand at times but the themes, imagery used, references to other parts of the text, characters, language (when you take time to understand it) and rlly good execution of a tragedy arc outshine that. I am so in love with this book omg.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Death, Grief, and Abandonment

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts, Blood, Misogyny, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Sexism

Minor: Death of parent and Transphobia

sunkernplus's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional funny hopeful informative inspiring lighthearted sad tense fast-paced

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

5.0

Romeo and Juliet has gone up on my list of Shakespeare plays I adore since I've read it in high school. From it being one of my least favorite plays (due to the version I read being much abridged for high school students, not really going into the nature of the threatened child-adult marriage between Juliet and Paris), to it being one of the most interesting plays I've read next to Death of a Salesman due to it's appearance of being a Shakespearean/Elizabethan comedy -- until the start of Act 3. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Pedophilia, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts

Paris is clearly meant to be a pedophile, being around Juliet's father's age yet Juliet is being forced to marry him. Misogyny is inherent in this as well. Many characters get murdered in this play, especially from act 3 onward. The play ends with Romeo and Juliet both committing suicide, and Juliet has suicidal thoughts when she decides whether or not to drink the vial of poison Friar Lawrence gives her.

ella7211's review against another edition

emotional funny sad 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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Sexism, and Suicide

sarahweyand's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, and Death

rosejoy's review against another edition

dark emotional lighthearted reflective 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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

winter13's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad fast-paced

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

1.5

If they weren't so horny this book would be so short

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Suicide attempt, and Suicide

Moderate: Violence, Murder, and Adult/minor relationship

Minor: Gore

_jasper_394's review against another edition

emotional funny tense fast-paced

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

3.25

The foreshadowing *chef's kiss 
The stupidity *chef's kiss
The nurse *chef's kiss
I don't know how Shakespeare managed to make a play about suicide and tragedy funny but god this was hilarious. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide

ran_sophia's review against another edition

challenging sad slow-paced

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

1.0

The play was written as a poem, and it didn't suit me. I wasn't very impressed with the writing and narration style. Generally, I didn't enjoy the book.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and Blood

Minor: Sexism and Misogyny

sveta's review against another edition

dark emotional funny hopeful reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief and Death

Moderate: Violence, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Suicide attempt, Sexual content, and Murder

skyegbooks's review against another edition

emotional lighthearted sad 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

2.75

This was a must read for my GCSE. This is not a tale of love but of the inexperienced being obsessed with the idea of love. This book is more of a testament to the time than that of a romance.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Cursing, Suicide, Suicide attempt, and Violence

Moderate: Classism and Sexual content

Minor: Sexual violence