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“Fools that will laugh on earth, most weep in hell.”

This play has taken my breath away to be honest; the final act was simply more than perfect, So far it's the best thing I've ever read about exceeding human limitations. Marlowe's taking you to a rise-&-fall journey, a dark twisted journey, a journey to the hell but guess what? you're gonna love it!
dark informative reflective fast-paced

I leapt out of a lions mouth when I was scarce half an hour old
dark emotional funny inspiring reflective sad tense medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes
fast-paced

Not much I can add to other reviews of this one, except to point out it is very readable. If a bad high school experience with Shakespeare has you avoiding the works of this era, you might give this a read.

sofiabalmer's review against another edition

DID NOT FINISH

skimmed it, boring and confusing, only reading for a class
challenging dark slow-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
challenging dark reflective medium-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
dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-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