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Hamlet by William Shakespeare

15 reviews

gwenswoons's review against another edition

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challenging dark 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

5.0


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readwthsam's review against another edition

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

4.75


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rory_john14's review against another edition

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

2.5


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kiana_hi's review against another edition

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dark reflective 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

4.25


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cleopeachtree's review against another edition

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adventurous dark emotional mysterious sad medium-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

3.75


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booksvi's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective 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

3.75


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m0rdred_the_fallen's review against another edition

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challenging emotional funny reflective slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? It's complicated
  • Loveable characters? Yes
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Esta es mi obra favorita de Shakespeare.

La he leído al menos una docena de veces y cada vez le encuentro algo nuevo que deja el proverbial hamster en mi cabeza corriendo a toda marcha. Desde mi primera lectura me sentí muy reflejado en el Príncipe de Dinamarca, siempre me da esa sensación de que escribieron la obra pensando en mi específicamente, sé que suena ridículo (y quizá un poco egocéntrico) pero me veo muy reflejado en el personaje de Hamlet y sus reflexiones a lo largo de la obra. 

Todo se vuelve una puesta en escena al tiempo que es un juego de apariencias como de palabras, de medias verdades, de deseos. Es curioso, y a su vez obvio, que el motor aparente de la trama,
la venganza de Hamlet contra su tío Claudio y su madre se disuelva en sus pensamientos llegando a nada, un mero acto impulsivo cuando ya no queda tiempo para mucho más.
Es un final más que adecuado al tiempo que quita cualquier fanfarria o prestigio a lo que ha hecho, lo cual es más recurrente de lo que uno podría llegar a pensar;
el encuentro con los soldados de Fortimbras, el asesinato de Rosencratz y Guilderstein, la treta de La Ratonera, su regreso a Dinamarca de Inglaterra
en fin.

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sourryebread's review against another edition

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dark reflective medium-paced
  • Diverse cast of characters? No

5.0

By far my favorite Shakespeare play. What else can I say? The Ghost. The drama. The Ploy. So many good quotes — overall it’s a fantastic play that everyone should read.

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recriminator's review against another edition

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challenging dark sad tense medium-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

5.0

The greatest work ever written in the English language.

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namzuru's review against another edition

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dark sad tense slow-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? It's complicated

1.5


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