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mythaster 's review for:
Love's Labor's Lost
by William Shakespeare
Good! Really good, actually. For some reason, I wasn't expecting much, but I enjoyed it a lot! That's what I get for underestimating Shakespeare. Silly Collin. Never do that.
The Princess and her ladies are the most delightful quartet of females, and the King and his menfolk are pretty hilarious. (You hear a lot about Shakespeare having lame female characters at the beginning of his career, but the Princess and Rosaline, especially, could come close to Beatrice in strength of character and independent streaks miles wide.) I'd have to read it a couple times to get all the nuances with the supporting cast - the "Fantastical Spaniard," Moth, Costard, Jaquenetta, etc. - but the main gist of this very simple play is entertaining enough the first time around.
Not to mention the ending! It's such a funny ending, in all possible definitions of the word. Funny amusing, and funny odd. Still wasn't expecting that, but it was a pleasant surprise. It makes LLL a unique play with a unique feeling to it. It's definitely a play I'd like to study.
The Princess and her ladies are the most delightful quartet of females, and the King and his menfolk are pretty hilarious. (You hear a lot about Shakespeare having lame female characters at the beginning of his career, but the Princess and Rosaline, especially, could come close to Beatrice in strength of character and independent streaks miles wide.) I'd have to read it a couple times to get all the nuances with the supporting cast - the "Fantastical Spaniard," Moth, Costard, Jaquenetta, etc. - but the main gist of this very simple play is entertaining enough the first time around.
Not to mention the ending! It's such a funny ending, in all possible definitions of the word. Funny amusing, and funny odd. Still wasn't expecting that, but it was a pleasant surprise. It makes LLL a unique play with a unique feeling to it. It's definitely a play I'd like to study.