Reviews

The Merchant of Venice by William Shakespeare

b_austridge's review against another edition

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? It's complicated

2.0

moreale's review against another edition

challenging funny medium-paced

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

5.0

mittland's review

3.0

gonna be honest here yes this is ripe for analysis and debate but I think a lot of people are giving old Shakey a lot of leeway on the antisemitism. yes there's the barest amount of humanity shown in the villain but I think the same could be said for any Shakey villain really, he's great at writing complex characters but that complexity just doesn't measure up against the constant violent antisemitism coming from literally all the other characters no matter their role in the play. no amount of goofy dick jokes can distract from that.
depressed now. feeling sick

saraimbriani's review

dark emotional funny informative reflective tense fast-paced

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

4.25

alexlogiudice's review against another edition

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

amourose's review against another edition

slow-paced

2.5

aydon's review against another edition

2.0

gotta respect billy the man, but i just hate reading plays. it feels like i'm missing the actual experience

dharma_s's review

4.0

I read this for my Shakespeare class, and thank goodness my teacher was there to explain things. If I had read this on my own, I probably would have not understood a lot of it, but because it was in a class, I felt that I understood crucial aspects of the play, as well as Shakespeare himself.

koalabear's review

tense medium-paced

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

3.0

numinoso's review

funny lighthearted fast-paced

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

3.0