Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

25 reviews

tzana's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-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

4.75

The first play I read outside of school curriculum, and I have to say I regret nothing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Mental illness, Gore, and Death

james_burridge's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

Had to read for English GCSE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Murder, Violence, and War

serena_hien's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death of parent, Violence, Child death, Death, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Suicide

sunflower7skull's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

3.0

I mean, it was "enjoyable", but I don't love Shakespeare. The translation was suoer helpful though! Very interesting to analyze.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Grief, Emotional abuse, Death of parent, Mental illness, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicide, Blood, Injury/Injury detail, War, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Death

missgrangerr's review against another edition

dark medium-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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Death, and Blood

Moderate: War

ayphyx's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, Child death, Murder, Mental illness, and Death

Moderate: War and Toxic relationship

Minor: Suicide

bennoyb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Death of parent, Gore, Mental illness, Murder, Violence, War, Death, Blood, and Child death

antiheroist's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

classic. never gets old. but i’m NEVER DVER forgiving Willy Shakespeare for killing the queen herself Lady Macbeth OFFSCREEN. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gore, Grief, Genocide, Toxic relationship, Death, Mental illness, Murder, and Violence

eatwritereadrepeat's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Suicide, and Gore

Moderate: Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

jojo_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark 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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, Misogyny, Suicide, and Child death

Minor: Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, and Grief