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tigerbell's review against another edition
dark
emotional
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
4.25
krobart's review against another edition
3.0
See my review here:
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2021/06/10/review-1674-the-duchess-of-malfi/
https://whatmeread.wordpress.com/2021/06/10/review-1674-the-duchess-of-malfi/
marinayay's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
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
ridgewaygirl's review against another edition
3.0
When the Duchess of Malfi is widowed, her two brothers are insistent that she not remarry, leaving her fortune intact for them. She remarries, but in secret, to a commoner, and they keep their secret long enough for her to bear three children. Eventually, though, they are betrayed, and by a trusted friend, the desperately ambitious Bosola. The play reminded me of Othello, being similar in the sheer quantity of murders and in increasingly overwrought behavior of everyone involved.
This was a surprisingly easy play to read. The play jumps forwards in time without explanation and the character development is minimal, but it's certainly entertaining.
This was a surprisingly easy play to read. The play jumps forwards in time without explanation and the character development is minimal, but it's certainly entertaining.
adambwriter's review against another edition
4.0
Haven't read a play this crazy since Titus Andronicus.
mdarlo's review against another edition
dark
tense
fast-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
4.0
tormentademar's review against another edition
4.0
“Whether we fall by ambition, blood or lust,
Like diamonds we are cut with our own dust.”
Like diamonds we are cut with our own dust.”