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Othello by William Shakespeare

36 reviews

nat_01's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Murder

Moderate: Racial slurs, Death, and Misogyny

Minor: Classism

imoran's review against another edition

dark funny reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs and Racism

call_me_elle's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? N/A
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Toxic relationship, Domestic abuse, Sexism, Murder, Racism, Racial slurs, Toxic friendship, and Suicide

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Death, Murder, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Hate crime, Torture, Death of parent, and Mental illness

chattie_the_mad_chatter's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

As always I love the language and seeing the tables turn who joy ave the journey characters go on, but I still struggle with the concept of this story, which is my reaction to reading the play cold. I have never studied it or seen it performed where I could view it differently. The focus is the web of lies by Irago and the tragic fall of Othello, but I will always resonate most with Desdemona so will always struggle to be any thing other than angry. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Domestic abuse, and Murder

Moderate: Racism, Racial slurs, and Sexism

zanderthenerd's review against another edition

challenging dark reflective medium-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

4.0

For my a level English literature year 1 course I had to read this and we've been studying it in class so I definitely think this affected my rating but not in a negative way! I read it initially on my own for the summer prep work and didn't enjoy it a whole lot. I thought it was cool but wasn't particularly interested. I knew the themes and ideas that Shakespeare explores but struggled to pick a lot of stuff out on my own but reading it in class and analysing and writing essays on it has really changed my point of view. Its so profound and I'll say it till the day I die, but Shakespeare was way ahead of his time. Still probably not going to be 5 star worthy, but mainly because it is something I'm going to have to study for the next 2 years so I'm already feeling a small hatred festering lolol

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Racism, Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Physical abuse, Gore, Gaslighting, and Death

n1nareads's review against another edition

slow-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

Honestly I hated it. Maybe it’s because I had to study it but either way it was bad. It’s literally just arguments and basically nothing beyond that

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Racial slurs and Racism

tuesdayangel's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Domestic abuse, Gaslighting, Racism, Racial slurs, Xenophobia, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Death, and Toxic friendship

Moderate: Toxic relationship

the_tridentarii's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Racism, Gaslighting, Toxic friendship, Violence, Domestic abuse, and Racial slurs

jessaliscea's review against another edition

challenging dark tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I read this in preparation of annotating a copy for a friend in a few months. Having not delved deeply into Shakespeare’s body of work, I was pleasantly surprised. Jealousy can make people do crazy things. The way Lago’s motivations are never clearly expressed, yet is slowly manipulating everyone around him in order to fulfill his narrative purpose. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism and Racial slurs