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A review by wuthrinheights
The Taming of the Shrew by Stephen Orgel, William Shakespeare, A.R. Braunmuller
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
1.0
This play was terribly slow in the beginning. First we had the induction, which made very little sense, and then the play started and 1) I was completely confused with all the many and similar names, and 2) none of them were interesting enough to make me remember. It was putting me to sleep.
But then Kate was introduced and suddenly it picked up. She was unrelentlessly blunt and fiery. She was the only character I was rooting for. Her sharp tongue made the dialogues funny and it was only then I started to warm up to the plot.
And yet I still couldn't get into it even when we were halfway through the play. The many (boring and misogynistic) characters with similar names being in disguise that I could not care for... I wanted this play to be over with immediately but I kept falling asleep. I'm just glad I had a buddy to help me pull through it.
Unfortunately it got worse and worse and although I found it funny that Kate was constantly fighting people left and right in the beginning, I wish she'd stay the same to the end. I need her to demolish everyone in the play, with all their disgusting thoughts and behaviours. I was in disbelief at the last few pages and how awful it was to read the ending. I simply do not believe she was in love with him, maybe she got kidnapped or drugged or hypnotised but my Kate would NOT have been whoever that girl was. I am simply too stressed out right now.
I could not get over how terrible this play was, it had me cussing out the bard at 3am in my room. Goodbye, goodbye, I will never touch this again.
But then Kate was introduced and suddenly it picked up. She was unrelentlessly blunt and fiery. She was the only character I was rooting for. Her sharp tongue made the dialogues funny and it was only then I started to warm up to the plot.
And yet I still couldn't get into it even when we were halfway through the play. The many (boring and misogynistic) characters with similar names being in disguise that I could not care for... I wanted this play to be over with immediately but I kept falling asleep. I'm just glad I had a buddy to help me pull through it.
Unfortunately it got worse and worse and although I found it funny that Kate was constantly fighting people left and right in the beginning, I wish she'd stay the same to the end. I need her to demolish everyone in the play, with all their disgusting thoughts and behaviours. I was in disbelief at the last few pages and how awful it was to read the ending. I simply do not believe she was in love with him, maybe she got kidnapped or drugged or hypnotised but my Kate would NOT have been whoever that girl was. I am simply too stressed out right now.
I could not get over how terrible this play was, it had me cussing out the bard at 3am in my room. Goodbye, goodbye, I will never touch this again.