Reviews tagging 'Infidelity'

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

12 reviews

maess's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious 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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Grief, Death, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Infidelity, Misogyny, Self harm, Suicide, and Mental illness

deima_alnzr's review against another edition

• Diverse cast of characters? No

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Misogyny, Suicide, Death, Murder, and Infidelity

Moderate: Suicidal thoughts

rory_john14's review against another edition

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicide, Grief, War, Death, Blood, Death of parent, Mental illness, and Violence

Moderate: Infidelity

Minor: Misogyny, Incest, Gaslighting, and Sexism

jeremie's review against another edition

emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Murder, Death of parent, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Infidelity, Alcohol, and Incest

edwardscrowtown's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Infidelity, and Suicide

edwardian_girl_next_door's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Gaslighting, Toxic relationship, Death, Infidelity, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Misogyny, and Suicide

Moderate: Death of parent and Sexual content

roadki77's review against another edition

dark funny reflective tense slow-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

A good work, but arguably much longer than need-be.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Death of parent, Gaslighting, Death, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Infidelity, and Mental illness

valeria_balzan's review against another edition

dark tense medium-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

2.5

Read in English Class

It is a character study for sure. The plot and the interesting choices made by the characters were there but there were a lot of filler scenes. The action (or really, the most interesting part of the play) is at the very last scene.
It would have been so much better as a novel.

Also, the fact that it started with Horatio and ended with Horatio was like coming full cycle. Yes yes Horatio best man

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Infidelity, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

lexarobinson's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense 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

5.0

An absolutely stunning play, and definitely my favourite Shakespeare that I've read so far. Shakespeare delves into the inner workings of consciousness to a whole new level here, deeply considering the effects of grief and confusion in both male and female characters. Hamlet is a complex, interesting tragic hero; Ophelia is perfectly heartbreaking, Claudius is appropriately slimy... in terms of personality, it is rare to see a play with such diversity as this one. A masterpiece.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Death of parent, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Infidelity

marloweblair's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• 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: Grief, Mental illness, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts

Moderate: Misogyny, Sexism, and Violence

Minor: Death, Death of parent, Infidelity, and War