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King Lear

William Shakespeare

3.78 AVERAGE

pasteltulip_39's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH: 86%
dark reflective sad tense fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Complicated
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
sad fast-paced
challenging dark hopeful reflective slow-paced
Plot or Character Driven: Character
Strong character development: No
Loveable characters: No
Diverse cast of characters: Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

although the poetry is beautiful and act V was A Moment i have to agree with a. c. bradley and say that there was just too much going on for it to be as captivating as other plays
challenging 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

Read without using the footnotes much, so review is biased. Didn’t fully understand it all. Didn’t care much about what I understood. Some great lines, though.

Had to read this for English lit at school. It was good but I prefer other plays of his tbh, the tragedy and themes were still really good though.
3/5

my god did i miss him !Da,chiar aveam nevoie de o piesa buna si am zis ca nu mai are rost sa stau sa gasesc volumul la un anitcariat (ceva destul de greu sincer )si mereu va fi o experienta sa citesc in engleza.Personaje cool feminine ,personaje cool in general ,nu scapam nici de bufoni,nebuni si momente funsie si evident ,ca orice alt sfarsit de-al lui shakespeare, cineva(mai multi decat va asteptati )o sa

I'd love to see this performed properly, rather than reading it. I feel as though I didn't really get the full impact that makes it such a famous play.

sad girl hours

2.5 stars