megclaire's review against another edition
challenging
dark
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Content Warnings
Moderate: Body horror, Sexual assault, Violence, Rape, Cannibalism, and Murder
gsroney's review against another edition
4.0
“O, why should nature build so foul a den, Unless the gods delight in tragedies?” --Marcus Andronicus
dadoodoflow's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
sad
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
3.0
laurenjpegler's review against another edition
5.0
2nd read: jan 2022
savage and gruesome and brutal but so good - one of my faves
savage and gruesome and brutal but so good - one of my faves
lindaunconventionalbookworms's review against another edition
4.0
This play is both horrific and kind of funny in a black humour kind of way... Now, the real work begins - as I will have lots to do with this - an essay, a film-review and more.
strawberryvenus's review against another edition
3.0
tbh would have been soooo delicious had it not been for the classic shakespearian racism
jbmorgan86's review against another edition
3.0
Shakespeare in a Year, 9 of 37 plays: Are you a fan of revenge? Fathers killing sons? Dismemberment? Severed tongues? Rape? Beheadings? Hanging? Threats of infanticide? Burying people alive? Then this play is for you!
Titus Andronicus is Shakespeare's first tragedy. It's been hated on by fans and critics alike (T.S. Eliot once said that is the "stupidest and most uninspired play ever written"; Tennessee Williams called it "one of the most ridiculous" plays). It seems pretty clear that Shakespeare was trying to shock his audience by going over the top with the violence and gore. It doesn't hold a candle to his other tragedies.
Titus Andronicus is Shakespeare's first tragedy. It's been hated on by fans and critics alike (T.S. Eliot once said that is the "stupidest and most uninspired play ever written"; Tennessee Williams called it "one of the most ridiculous" plays). It seems pretty clear that Shakespeare was trying to shock his audience by going over the top with the violence and gore. It doesn't hold a candle to his other tragedies.
caliesha's review against another edition
3.0
well that was fucked up now wasn't it
3.35?? do you lose or add points for hellenic-coded cannibalism
3.35?? do you lose or add points for hellenic-coded cannibalism
jillian_jar's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
reflective
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0