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3.76 AVERAGE

adventurous reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
challenging reflective medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
challenging hopeful reflective fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

3.5

I read this for my Hispanic Literature class, it was an entertaining story but like all plays (especially before the 19th century) it was super confusing due to the long monologues and asides that characters would go on. I really did love the characters and the plot as I genuinely did not know what would happen next. There was also a lot of irony that I appreciated, especially in the names of characters, along with the commentary on how monarchies are ruled.

Absolutamente enamorada del teatro calderoniano y de los soliloquios de esta obra. Un poco friki sí que soy porque me aprendí varios de memoria.

Siempre es un placer volver a leer esta obra maestra, especialmente cuando tengo la oportunidad de introducirla a una nueva generación de estudiantes.
adventurous dark emotional funny tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

la vida es sueño (el que me ha entrado al leerlo) pero dentro de lo que cabe no ha estado mal
reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: N/A
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
adventurous tense
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: Complicated
Loveable characters: No