Reviews tagging 'Suicide'

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

68 reviews

roadki77's review against another edition

4.25

dark funny mysterious tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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A notable piece from Shakespeare that isn't overly dramatized. Realistic human behaviors. Metaphors.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Child death, Death, Emotional abuse, Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Gaslighting, War, Injury/Injury detail, Classism

Minor: Cursing, Rape, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Slavery, Police brutality, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Sexual harassment

Some content warnings not to be taken literally, due to the time period the play is set in. Example: "police brutality" adjacent to atrocities the knights committed (specifically against Macduff's family).

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

solouncapitulomas's review against another edition

4.25

challenging dark mysterious 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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4.2

lady macbeth x macbeth is the ideal gaslight gatekeep girlboss x manipulate mansplain malewife, change my mind

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Murder

Moderate: Child death, Blood, War

Minor: Suicide

leoqueenreads's review against another edition

4.0

adventurous dark tense fast-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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Try reading this in a scottish accent!

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, Blood

Moderate: War

Minor: Suicide

The book is supposed to be based on a bloody ruler so if you don't want any mentions of blood, death, or violence, don't read. There is a small scene that is not described but does mention a person dying by their own hands. So if you don't even like the mention of suicide I wouldn't recommend.

blueberry0531's review against another edition

4.0

dark mysterious reflective sad 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, Mental illness, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War

Moderate: Animal death, Suicide, Violence

book_aesthetic's review against another edition

3.0

challenging dark mysterious sad tense slow-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood

Moderate: Gore, Mental illness, Panic attacks/disorders, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis

Minor: Child death, Suicide

emmaa_andrews's review against another edition

4.0

challenging dark tense slow-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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Murder

Moderate: Child death, Suicide, Violence

adverb17's review against another edition

4.5

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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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death

Moderate: Child death, Violence, Blood, Grief, Murder

Minor: Suicide

susiebilashenne's review against another edition

5.0

dark mysterious reflective tense medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Body horror, Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Blood, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War

may_befoundinatheatre's review against another edition

3.25

dark fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

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Compared to Shakespeare's other works, it is very shallow.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Murder

Minor: Suicide