A review by unrealpunk
Love's Labor's Lost by William Shakespeare

3.0

This is pretty disappointing for Shakespeare.  There are some amusing moments but it didn't get any big laughs outta me.  The banter and wordplay are dynamic at times but not consistently, and it actually gets tedious during the extremely long final scene.  And while the Princess, Rosaline, and Berowne have some personality, none of these characters make much of an impression or have much of an arc.  This could be an interesting play to study — it feels like Shakespeare was working on things he would later perfect —  and there's actually quite a bit going on under the surface that a good production might be able to highlight (although some abridgement might help).  But overall, and especially for recreational reading, this is one of the very last Shakespeare plays I would recommend.