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3.73 AVERAGE
3.73 AVERAGE
adventurous
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
This isn’t Shakespeare at his best, but it also isn’t him at his worst, and considering that Shakespeare at his worst would still at minimum be two-and-a-half stars, we probably shouldn’t be too snobbish at the sight of three (if I’d made that sentence any more convoluted it would’ve qualified as a Shakespearean grammatical love triangle). Most of Shakespeare’s plays are a thrill to read as well as to watch, but for this one you’re probably better off just watching.
Amazing, funny and quite actual in some of its themes. Really good as usual with Shakespeare!
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
“The worst fault you have is to be in love.”
“'Tis a fault I will not change for your best virtue.“
Another witty comedy, quick to read, and an easier play to follow along with without feeling lost. I loved Rosalind, and the avenues which Shakespeare explored through her character, allowing her to lightheartedly tease and trick others at her will.
“'Tis a fault I will not change for your best virtue.“
Another witty comedy, quick to read, and an easier play to follow along with without feeling lost. I loved Rosalind, and the avenues which Shakespeare explored through her character, allowing her to lightheartedly tease and trick others at her will.
I love Rosalind, she is a character of many dimensions and I love it. As for the play itself, Shakespeare loves to deceive and to confuse and that is pretty much what this is. *shrugs* So if you're into Shakespeare's comedies this is worth a peak.
I read this for my class ENGL 345: Shakespeare. I enjoyed it because it was simple to read and the theme was nice.
The gender reversals in the play were highly amusing, especially when you consider that in the original performances of the play all of the actors were male. Thus, a male actor plays the female Rosalind who disguises herself as the male Ganymede who pretends to be Rosalind (which in fact (s)he is) and then proceeds to pronounce mock-solemn judgment on the nature of gender relations.
Had Shakespeare stuck to the the relations above, the play might have merited five stars. But in the final scene, the play fell apart. The appearance of the god Hymen was superfluous and could easily have been eliminated, while the sudden religious enlightenment of Duke Frederick was wholly unprecedented: even more of a deus ex machina than the appearance of the deus himself.
Had Shakespeare stuck to the the relations above, the play might have merited five stars. But in the final scene, the play fell apart. The appearance of the god Hymen was superfluous and could easily have been eliminated, while the sudden religious enlightenment of Duke Frederick was wholly unprecedented: even more of a deus ex machina than the appearance of the deus himself.