Reviews tagging 'Violence'

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

57 reviews

ayphyx's review

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

ifailedtobecool's review against another edition

challenging dark fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Minor: Suicide

arden_time's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Violence and Murder

filipa_maia's review against another edition

challenging sad tense slow-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

3.0

Reading William Shakespeare is not an easy task. Even though this book took so much energy from me, I really enjoyed the story.

Even though this book took so much energy from me, I really enjoyed the story. Very poetic. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Classism, Gaslighting, Violence, Death of parent, and Murder

Minor: Body horror and Alcoholism

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

dark tense 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

4.5

when Macbeth said life is but a walking shadow I really felt that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Child death and War

Minor: Suicide

anika_mae's review against another edition

dark reflective fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Suicide, Grief, and Murder

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

kwichris's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Blood, Grief, and Injury/Injury detail

abbyb23's review against another edition

tense fast-paced

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

4.0

Apparently my problem is that I hate reading plays… I would probably enjoy this performed since I do appreciate some of the humor!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and War

Minor: Suicide