Reviews

King Lear by William Shakespeare

pansy_ass's review against another edition

4.0

Surprise, surprise! I actually liked this play! I'd written the 'greatest' playwright of all time off as a concoction of group-mentality hobnob and over-glorified celebration built upon years and years of social reinforcement, but I have to say that King Lear has redeemed him substantially.

I quite enjoyed the juxtaposition of the act of physically seeing something and the ability to mentally perceive something. The last several pages, packed to the brim with exposed tawdry affairs and vicious conspiring, lethal heartbreak or just plain ol' stab wounds, I was gripped.

Matched, in my opinion, only by Will's epic tale of Macbeth, King Lear deserves applause from even my skeptic hands. Touché, William. Touché.

kstephensreads's review against another edition

“Our present business is general woe.”
Indeed.

solarcowgirl's review against another edition

3.0

what the hell

ishouldbereading's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

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

1.0

the sisters weren't evil, lear was just overreacting. i said what i said. this is the worst shakespeare play i've ever read.

whimsicalmeerkat's review against another edition

4.0

Bleak. Tragic. Beautiful. It's Shakespeare. Really what is there to say?

aomidori's review

dark emotional tense medium-paced

1.0

valdezinator's review against another edition

Mad lear king lear cordelia benevolant gloucester malignant pathetic fallacy iambic pantameter AAAAAAAAA

frannieman's review against another edition

dark tense medium-paced

• Loveable characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.75

snugglyjewelsies's review

3.5

Interesting, but could've been better.

melancholymegs's review against another edition

I’m reading to many heavy and depressing things rn. I’ll circle back to it.