Reviews tagging 'War'

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

68 reviews

rainetheghost's review against another edition

1.75

dark emotional fast-paced

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder, Injury/Injury detail

Moderate: War

Minor: Grief

emilydee's review against another edition

4.5

reflective medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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lady macbeth is a girlboss fr she didnt deserve an offscreen death. macbeth spending 90% of the play worrying about the future should be relatable to the kids, would recommend. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Toxic relationship, War

Minor: Suicide

mme_carton's review against another edition

3.75

challenging dark hopeful mysterious tense 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War

lexarobinson's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark sad tense 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

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A classic piece of literature. Macbeth is a haunting, articulate retelling of an old Scottish myth, and Shakespeare rarely plays on stereotypes and mythology (which he is renowned for) better than he does here. The obscene amount of violence is not exactly to my taste, hence the lower rating, but there is a reason why it is such a common play for literature courses: there is simply so much to engage with.

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Content Warnings

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

ruby_gordon's review against another edition

3.75

adventurous dark mysterious tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Gore, Suicide, Violence, Blood, Murder, War

Minor: Panic attacks/disorders, Toxic relationship, Grief, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting

overdramaticsoprano's review against another edition

3.5

challenging dark tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Violence, Murder, War

t712h4's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous challenging dark mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: N/A

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Murder, War

annapox's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Murder, Abandonment

Minor: Ableism, Animal death, Cursing, Emotional abuse, Blood, Antisemitism, Medical content, Grief, Cannibalism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War