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476 pages • first pub 1623 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781903436356
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 01 August 2010
Description
One of Shakespeare's later plays, best described as a tragi-comedy, the play falls into two distinct parts. In the first Leontes is thrown into a jealous rage by his suspicions of his wife Hermione and his best-friend, and imprisons her and orders...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,958 reviews
Moods
funny 35%
adventurous 32%
dark 31%
sad 26%
challenging 23%
tense 22%
lighthearted 20%
reflective 19%
hopeful 18%
mysterious 17%
inspiring 5%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Plot: 26% | Character: 24% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 16% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 30% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abandonment, Death, GaslightingModerate
Child death, Infidelity, Gore
476 pages • first pub 1623 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781903436356
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date: 01 August 2010
Description
One of Shakespeare's later plays, best described as a tragi-comedy, the play falls into two distinct parts. In the first Leontes is thrown into a jealous rage by his suspicions of his wife Hermione and his best-friend, and imprisons her and orders...
Community Reviews Summary of 3,958 reviews
Moods
funny 35%
adventurous 32%
dark 31%
sad 26%
challenging 23%
tense 22%
lighthearted 20%
reflective 19%
hopeful 18%
mysterious 17%
inspiring 5%
Pace
fast 29%
slow 15%
Plot- or character-driven?
A mix: 47% | Plot: 26% | Character: 24% | N/A: 1%Strong character development?
Yes: 53% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 16% | N/A: 2%Loveable characters?
It's complicated: 43% | No: 30% | Yes: 23% | N/A: 2%Diverse cast of characters?
No: 77% | Yes: 12% | N/A: 6% | It's complicated: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 87% | It's complicated: 8% | N/A: 2% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Abandonment, Death, GaslightingModerate
Child death, Infidelity, Gore