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442 pages • first pub 1603 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781903436455
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Arden
Publication date: 23 October 1996
Description
In a period of ten years, Shakespeare wrote a series of tragedies that established him, by universal consent, in the front rank of the world's dramatists. Critics have praised either Hamlet or King Lear as the greatest of these; Ernst Honigmann, i...
Community Reviews Summary of 30,080 reviews
Moods
tense 59%
emotional 44%
challenging 41%
sad 40%
reflective 23%
adventurous 14%
mysterious 13%
funny 9%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
fast 36%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 43% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 28% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 17% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Racism, Racial slursModerate
Suicide, Misogyny, SexismMinor
Death of parent, Blood, War
442 pages • first pub 1603 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781903436455
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury Arden
Publication date: 23 October 1996
Description
In a period of ten years, Shakespeare wrote a series of tragedies that established him, by universal consent, in the front rank of the world's dramatists. Critics have praised either Hamlet or King Lear as the greatest of these; Ernst Honigmann, i...
Community Reviews Summary of 30,080 reviews
Moods
tense 59%
emotional 44%
challenging 41%
sad 40%
reflective 23%
adventurous 14%
mysterious 13%
funny 9%
informative 1%
inspiring 1%
Pace
fast 36%
slow 13%
Plot- or character-driven?
Character: 43% | A mix: 40% | Plot: 15%Strong character development?
Yes: 40% | It's complicated: 29% | No: 28% | N/A: 1%Loveable characters?
No: 48% | It's complicated: 38% | Yes: 11%Diverse cast of characters?
Yes: 51% | It's complicated: 27% | No: 17% | N/A: 3%Flaws of characters a main focus?
Yes: 91% | It's complicated: 6% | No: 1%Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Murder, Racism, Racial slursModerate
Suicide, Misogyny, SexismMinor
Death of parent, Blood, War