Reviews - Othello Annotated

4.04k reviews for:

Othello Annotated

William Shakespeare

3.78 AVERAGE

purewater100's review against another edition

4.75

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated

smuttea_matcha's review against another edition

2.0

I usually go into a Shakespearean play with an open mind and leave with satisfaction, but I still can't get over Othello. I guess it's how Othello kills Desdemona over a handkerchief... but then again that was his mother's. As per usual, I appreciate the work, but I don't really like it. Of all the Shakespearean plays, I liked Othello the least. I don't completely dislike it, but I wasn't crazy about this.

franciscapcneto's review against another edition

3.75

dark tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

alexlr13's review against another edition

4.0

dark sad tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

autogeek's review against another edition

5.0

As with a lot of Shakespeare plays, most of the characters in this play make you facepalm with their naivete and/or stupidity. Frequently. In fact, the only character I really came close to admiring (since he brilliantly - well, almost - plays everyone else to achieve his goals; imagine if his skills were used for good) was Iago.

This was a fascinating play about love, treachery, emotional manipulation, pride and about putting your trust in the right people. It was easier to read as well compared to many other works of Shakespeare.

Once again, the commentary in this audiobook was of great help in really appreciating the play as it did an excellent job not only in explaining it but also in detailing the historical context to various specific events or aspects in the play.