Reviews tagging 'Rape'

Titus Andronicus by William Shakespeare

50 reviews

megclaire's review against another edition

challenging dark sad tense fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, Cannibalism, and Murder

in_memoriam_bonnie's review against another edition

dark tense fast-paced

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

3.0

I’m not entirely sure how to feel about this. On the one hand, the way Shakespeare writes Black characters (particularly Aaron) plays into a lot of awful stereotypes. It moves far too fast for the gratuitous violence to have any real impact on a reader, but I’m sure that part is much more powerful as a performance. On the other hand however, this play contains one of my favorite comebacks in any piece of media ever. Act 4 scene 2 lines 75-76 in the edition I read. The language is witty and sharp. This definitely isn’t my least favorite Shakespeare play, but it’s also far from my favorite.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Cannibalism, Murder, and Racism

buzzcutduck's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark funny mysterious sad fast-paced

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

5.0

Absolutely deranged but honestly a slay. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Rape, Murder, Sexual violence, Racism, Gore, and Death

mjones14's review against another edition

dark emotional sad medium-paced

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

4.0

I enjoyed the horror aspects of this - whilst it is a bit complicated at times, you're kinda there for the gore. It's a cross between othello, romeo & Juliet, and saw

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Injury/Injury detail, Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Gore, Grief, Blood, and Colonisation

Minor: Racism and Slavery

lifeasabookbutterfly's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

so deranged???? so insane but might be up there in my top 3 Shakespeare plays???

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Toxic relationship, Sexual assault, Gore, Body horror, Animal cruelty, Cannibalism, Death, Rape, Death of parent, Blood, Sexual harassment, Racism, Sexual violence, Violence, Physical abuse, Murder, and Injury/Injury detail

thesupermassive's review against another edition

dark

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Rape

bookish_skies's review against another edition

dark 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? It's complicated

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Rape

_christinadevin's review against another edition

dark funny sad fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Cannibalism, Death, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Blood, Rape, and Murder

indepen's review against another edition

challenging dark tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Minor: Murder, Violence, and Rape

Since it’s a play text there is not a graphic description, but there is rape, murder, and violence.

mtmarriott's review against another edition

challenging dark funny slow-paced

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

3.5

Classically not considered the best Shakespeare play but it does feature perhaps the first “yo mamma” joke in history so there’s that. I’d love to try and stage this one day.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Rape, Murder, and Cannibalism