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The Tragedy of Mariam by Elizabeth Cary

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chloex_xlouise's review

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hopeful informative mysterious medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75

jp_riemersma's review against another edition

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dark emotional reflective sad slow-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.25

professor_dinosaur's review

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challenging emotional reflective medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? It's complicated
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.5

I studied this book for my Renaissance Drama class. It was pretty strange. Not as tragic as I imagined it to be, being a tragedy and all, I think only two people die... maybe three. I only vaguely understand what happened, due to the whole Renaissance part.

rosieannereads's review against another edition

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now that I finished it, I honestly just feel indifferent.
The overall storyline sounds pretty exciting in theory but the excessive amount of monologues and soliloquies just made it feel bland, repetitive, and drawn out.
Obviously, this book is rather significant for women's writing, so if that is something you're passionate about: go for it.
I, for my part, probably won't go back to this one after handing in my reading response for class.

sappix's review against another edition

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4.0

I surprisingly really enjoyed this!

ashward5302's review

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3.0

Damn constabarus really hated women when Salome said she wanted to divorce him......little did he know, she was initially planning to kill him and that he should have taken her up on the divorce. Oh well, he's dead AND divorced now. Sucks to be a misogynistic and narcissitic shithead.

weelittlemouse's review

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sad medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? No
Loveable characters? It's complicated
Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

I actually enjoyed it. It was t super gorey, all the death scenes were off stage. The female characters are unparalleled for the time and there were some funny bits. It’s sad I had to take a grad class to even hear about this book.