97 reviews for:

The Cid

Pierre Corneille

3.38 AVERAGE

eline_d's review against another edition

3.0

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I wish my French was good enough to understand more of it

lilha's review against another edition

4.5

fast-paced

Loveable characters: Complicated

c_reading's review against another edition

5.0

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Review en Français • en Español • in English
Une pièce pleine d’humour, remplie d’ironie et de retournements, ma préférée de Corneille. Parfait pour rire un bon coup.
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Une obra llena de humor, ironía y inversiones de situación. Es mi favorita de Corneille. Esta para morirse de la risa.
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It’s a play full of humour, irony and turnarounds. It's my favourite by Corneille. Great for a quick laugh.

chromathilda's review against another edition

5.0

funny inspiring relaxing fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

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Chaque vers est un banger absolu

viola_wuwa's review against another edition

3.0

adventurous emotional 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

ailanthus's review against another edition

4.0

funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: No

cassiie__'s review against another edition

4.5

adventurous dark emotional tense

eve_16's review against another edition

3.0

emotional funny tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: A mix

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Complicated

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

marc129's review against another edition

2.0

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A very baroque piece of writing: fiery passion rules, expressed in excessive melodramatic developments. Corneille here presents the classic theme of fatalism: whichever way it goes, one always loses. The mental framework is clearly medieval (honor first), but the monarch has absolute power. Typical and new is the ambiguity in the feelings of the characters: certainly with Rodrigo and Jimena, but most pronounced with the Infante. Jimena is the actual main character; her turnaround in the end remains problematic to me.

badaboom's review against another edition

3.75

tense fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: Yes

Flaws of characters a main focus: Complicated