Reviews tagging 'Misogyny'

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

11 reviews

coolfoolmoon's review against another edition

3.0

challenging emotional informative tense 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: Yes

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The first time I read this in 2017 I remember thinking Lady Macbeth was a badass who was sick of her bitch ass husband and that was the only thing I walked away with. Now that I've reread it, and listened to it with a cast recording I feel like that was a little too silly goofy. It's understandable why Shakespeare is still studied and talked about four hundred years later but. Girl. Be forreal. Tropes and cliches have to come from somewhere right?

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Gaslighting, Alcohol, War

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Misogyny

Minor: Racial slurs

solemnly's review against another edition

3.25

dark tense 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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The book was slightly disturbing and the plot was decent. I'm not the biggest fan and I wouldn't read it again but it wasn't the worst I have read.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Death, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Suicide, Kidnapping, Grief

Minor: Sexism, Toxic relationship, Death of parent, Pregnancy

readingwithkaitlyn's review against another edition

2.5

medium-paced

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Content Warnings

Minor: Animal death, Child death, Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Violence, Blood, Excrement, Antisemitism, Murder, Alcohol, War, Injury/Injury detail

ladybergart's review against another edition

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Misogyny, Murder

angelinalaramie's review against another edition

5.0

challenging dark emotional sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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This is Shakespeare's best play. If you can see it in person, please do! However there are some amazing readings on Youtube as well. The story deals with so much guilt and pain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, Murder

sunkernplus's review against another edition

4.5

adventurous challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Probably one of my favorite Shakespeare plays, upon closer examination. The careful attention to and deconstruction of gender is probably one of my favorite elements of the play.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Transphobia

The transphobia is arguable but considering the Witches Three are likely transfeminized subjects in the Middle Ages, the three face transphobia and misogyny (and transmisogyny) from Banquo. The death and murder is...pretty explicit within the text.

jojo_'s review against another edition

3.5

adventurous dark mysterious 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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood, Murder, War

Moderate: Child death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicide, Death of parent

Minor: Toxic relationship, Xenophobia, Antisemitism, Grief

gracieb0bell_'s review against another edition

2.5

challenging mysterious tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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studied it for school, but it was quite interesting

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Violence, Blood, Murder

Moderate: Misogyny

Minor: Suicide, War

roaze's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve read Macbeth. I’ve watched every adaptation I was able to find. (For context I was doing an extract of the play for a recital so I needed to completely absorb this play and everything in and around it and I loved every minet of it! It was so juicy and researching was truly delight. The character Lady Macbeth is such a complex, powerful and ambitious woman, her descent into madness throughout the play is so astounding. The play was so rich I loved picking it apart and I’ll always hold the memories of my time with it close to my heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Miscarriage, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

hannibal_lecter's review against another edition

1.0

dark tense 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

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School butchered it

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Body horror, Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Misogyny, Panic attacks/disorders, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Grief, Suicide attempt, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Injury/Injury detail