A review by _sophahs_
Othello: Revised Edition by William Shakespeare

challenging dark tense slow-paced
  • Plot- or character-driven? Character
  • Strong character development? Yes
  • Loveable characters? No
  • Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
  • Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.0

If I’m honest, I don’t think I currently appreciate this book as much as I should, or as much as I will in the future. But my thoughts after finishing this (9 months after starting it)? It was hard to get through. 

Obviously from a literary perspective it’s an incredible play, and some would argue ‘ahead of its time’. Personally, I think ‘ahead of its time’ becomes less relevant when it still perpetuates racist and misogynistic stereotypes. It’s difficult to separate Shakespeare’s not-particularly-modern views from the content of this play. 

Kind of scared for the essays I’ll have to write on this because I do not understand it (:

I preferred Macbeth
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