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4.08 AVERAGE
4.08 AVERAGE
lighthearted
medium-paced
challenging
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
funny
emotional
funny
hopeful
lighthearted
fast-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
challenging
funny
funny
lighthearted
fast-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
2025: It’s been a while since I last read this and as I’m seeing it on stage next week I was due for a reread. I still think this comedy is incredibly funny and even though I prefer Shakespeare’s tragedies over comedies, I enjoyed it a lot. I still think Benedick and Beatrice are a great couple and I love their enemies to lovers plot. The treatment of Hero is still infuriating to me and I still believe she should not have taken him back, but alas (funfact I had to do a portfolio for a class where we read the play and as part of it I did a rewriting of the ending where Hero dumps Claudio’s ass AS HE DESERVES).
funny
fast-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
One of my favourite Shakespeare plays, and honestly the entire first scene is the master text on how to write a witty, bickering couple. No wonder their friends tricked them into liking each other so they'd bother each other for the rest of their lives.
challenging
funny
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
N/A
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
N/A
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
funny
lighthearted
fast-paced