Reviews tagging 'Death of parent'

Othello by William Shakespeare

6 reviews

orchidlilly's review against another edition

emotional reflective sad tense medium-paced

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

2.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Gaslighting, Suicide, Alcohol, Classism, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Emotional abuse, Grief, Murder, Racism, Toxic relationship, and Death

Minor: Antisemitism, Ableism, Blood, Colonisation, Death of parent, Body shaming, War, Gore, and Homophobia

poirot's review against another edition

challenging tense medium-paced

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

1.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racial slurs, Gaslighting, Racism, Murder, Death, and Misogyny

Moderate: Suicide, War, and Alcohol

Minor: Death of parent

readingsponsoredbybts's review against another edition

dark sad medium-paced

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

2.25

hear me out othello is a victim of his time

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death of parent, Emotional abuse, Infidelity, Medical content, Physical abuse, Death, Medical trauma, Toxic friendship, Gaslighting, Misogyny, Racial slurs, Religious bigotry, Sexism, Slavery, Deportation, Suicide attempt, Toxic relationship, Alcoholism, Bullying, Colonisation, Cursing, Domestic abuse, Stalking, Hate crime, Islamophobia, Murder, Racism, War, and Xenophobia

karaisreading's review against another edition

challenging dark funny tense fast-paced

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

3.75

we read this and macbeth for school and i really enjoyed it!
the quote of jealousy was quite good and i found myself immersed in the story.
shakespeare was quite ahead of his time i <3 emilia and desdemona and othello and cassio and 
RIP RODRIGO
the version of iago i watched was quite entertaining

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Death of parent

rory_john14's review against another edition

dark emotional fast-paced

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

3.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism, Gaslighting, Grief, Sexism, Emotional abuse, Misogyny, Toxic friendship, Alcohol, Domestic abuse, Death, Murder, Infidelity, Suicide, Toxic relationship, and Violence

Moderate: Physical abuse, Racial slurs, Injury/Injury detail, and War

Minor: Alcoholism, Cursing, Hate crime, Torture, Death of parent, and Mental illness

jasmine_0206's review against another edition

mysterious tense fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Character
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes

3.75

It’s pretty good I liked it better than Romeo and Juliet 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, and Murder

Moderate: Death of parent