A review by perleerose
Hamlet by William Shakespeare

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

3.75

Another Shakespeare class read- learning about the direct ties between this book and the Protestant Reformation really helped me to see Hamlet in a different light. It's a fascinating and sometimes hard to follow character study of a man losing faith in himself. 
'As stars with trains of fire and dews of blood,'
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