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Hamlet by William Shakespeare

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gabrielle_erin's review against another edition

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3.0

Without seeming reductionist, Hamlet, as a character, is honestly just the worst.

sophiesapphire's review against another edition

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5.0

I really enjoyed this one when I had to study this in high school. Everything about this is perfect, from the plot to the characters to the atmosphere. I loved Hamlet himself, such a fascinating character! He is brooding, he is amusing, he is clever. He has to deal with the revelation of his father's "foul and unnatural" murder, that his uncle is to blame - who has now very conveniently married his mother Gertrude. There of course is always the debate about his madness: how much is he faking it, how much is he genuinely mad? He pushes and pulls poor Ophelia around which brings about her own madness

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and subsequent death

. The ending is as one expects from Shakesphere, moving and tragic but very beautiful.

ang_elica's review against another edition

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challenging dark reflective slow-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

4.75

nimmerland's review against another edition

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2.5

everytime someone dies I straight up chuckled bc of the way it's written. so goofy tbh. not for me but I totally can see why it's a classic

emasvingerova's review against another edition

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4.0

4,5*

Skvěle napsané, mnohem lepší než Romeo a Julie, jen jsem se občas trochu ztrácela v postavách a v tom kdo koho otrávil/zabil a podobně, ale jinak je to vážně dobré!

samvanstokkom's review against another edition

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idk how to rate this, it feels weird giving it stars. anyway i thought it was kinda fun, kinda boring. it’s nice that i finally know what the story is about? also it’s funny i think how literally everyone dies in the end and then the prince of norway is like ‘well ok i hereby claim denmark as part of my kingdom i guess’