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iabsolutelydespisesoggytomatos's review
- 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
2.75
I read this for the assigned reading, expecting it to be horrifying and horrible, but I must confess that I found the storytelling to be enjoyable (or maybe it was the impressions my class did of Romeo and Juliet when we read it or the fact we just roasted the characters every English lesson). Do I still believe that the "love at first sight" thing is a myth and absolutely absurd? Yes, I MEAN HE WAS IN LOVE WAS ROSALINE JUST TWO SECONDS AGO!! do I still believe it was a little dragged out when they killed themselves for each other? absolutely (very unrealistic but "romantic"), But in the end, I managed to comprehend, And enjoy it, will definitely be checking out more of Shakespeare's works from now on.😉
Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence
Moderate: Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail
readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? N/A
- Loveable characters? N/A
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.0
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Child abuse, Death, Sexism, Suicide attempt, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Child death, and Suicide
Moderate: Murder
Minor: Pedophilia, Sexual content, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, and Death of parent
G slur.bele_avila's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
Minor: Murder, Suicide, and Death
dropout's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
Minor: Grief, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Death, Self harm, Adult/minor relationship, and Blood
literally_mint's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
Graphic: Drug use, Grief, Suicide, Suicide attempt, Death, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Classism, Murder, and Suicidal thoughts
david_slack110507's review
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
Graphic: Death, Grief, Suicide, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Abandonment, Violence, Sexual content, and Sexism
Minor: Alcohol, Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Pandemic/Epidemic, Gaslighting, Sexual violence, and Sexual assault
elspethmigliore's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.5
i might reread but probably not ☑️
Graphic: Blood, Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Death, Violence, Suicide attempt, Mental illness, and Drug use
Moderate: Alcohol and Suicidal thoughts
Minor: Death of parent
ollie_wannabe's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Suicide and Murder
anastasia_raf's review
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.75
I get the "hype" surrounding it, and I imagine it was original and singular in its era... But I barely enjoyed it.
It had some pretty beautiful and lyrical writing in it, and yet so many problematic themes and sentences as well. But as the format I read mentioned, it's not an "unscathed" representation of his work; it has been polished, changed, misrepresented, misunderstood and even experimented with in the theatre.
So I guess, we really cannot know "what the poet was trying to say."
Graphic: Adult/minor relationship, Suicide attempt, Suicidal thoughts, Violence, Blood, Murder, Sexism, Misogyny, Suicide, Grief, and Death
Minor: Death of parent, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, and Child abuse
sunkernplus's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
Graphic: Pedophilia, Misogyny, Murder, Suicide, and Suicidal thoughts
Paris is clearly meant to be a pedophile, being around Juliet's father's age yet Juliet is being forced to marry him. Misogyny is inherent in this as well. Many characters get murdered in this play, especially from act 3 onward. The play ends with Romeo and Juliet both committing suicide, and Juliet has suicidal thoughts when she decides whether or not to drink the vial of poison Friar Lawrence gives her.