Reviews tagging 'Emotional abuse'

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare

8 reviews

iabsolutelydespisesoggytomatos's review against another edition

adventurous emotional funny lighthearted mysterious sad medium-paced

• 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

 2.7☆
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.😉 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Violence

Moderate: Sexism, Emotional abuse, and Injury/Injury detail

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

reflective tense medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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.

david_slack110507's review against another edition

dark mysterious sad medium-paced

• 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

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Content Warnings

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

anastasia_raf's review against another edition

fast-paced

• 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 read Romeo and Juliet because I wanted to see what all the fuss is about... 
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."

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Content Warnings

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

jojo_'s review against another edition

emotional lighthearted fast-paced

• 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

2.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Child death, Emotional abuse, Child abuse, Misogyny, and Murder

Moderate: Grief and Toxic relationship

Minor: Death of parent

roadki77's review against another edition

dark hopeful lighthearted sad slow-paced

• 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

3.5

A notable classic, though like much of Shakespeare's work, incredibly long.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Self harm, Toxic relationship, Adult/minor relationship, Death, Injury/Injury detail, Pedophilia, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide

Minor: Misogyny and Emotional abuse

downsophialane's review against another edition

adventurous emotional sad medium-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, War, Violence, Suicide, and Murder

Minor: Domestic abuse and Emotional abuse

misslescano's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Murder

Moderate: Emotional abuse