Reviews

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

brg101010's review against another edition

challenging dark funny mysterious fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

lindseytlmn's review against another edition

5.0

As for the book itself: No fear Shakespeare is quite useful . One side has original text and the other translated. So you can read the beautiful text and understand it.

As for the rest:
This was marvelous. Hamlet is clearly mentally unstable and it truly gives him a lot of character. He is often idealized though I don’t think he should be. Hamlet though witty,is also very violent and irrational. Often those two are mixed which has resulted in 3 people being killed by him. Hamlet is an ass and there is no denying that but I still like his character. He has flaws and that’s what makes his character realistic and enjoyable.

The characters were very well written , they each have a distinct personality. And the plot was pretty fast paced especially with people dying left and right.

This is my second Shakespeare play to have read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. I will definitely be getting others to read. I’m even considering getting a quote tattooed. This is my favorite Shakespeare yet, better than Romeo and Juliet in my honest opinion

coffeegotcold's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

coolvald's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

zachwaddington123's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.0

bacusatsugo's review against another edition

emotional reflective fast-paced

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

4.0

izar's review against another edition

4.0

vale la pena leerse todo para llegar a LA ULTIMA ESCENA.

sibarrola's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

rip ophelia you would have loved mitski

liam_hughes's review against another edition

dark reflective tense fast-paced

4.5

thereadingsparrow's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.0