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A Florentine Tragedy, by Oscar Wilde, Thomas Moore

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gracelawwoodhouse426's review against another edition

4.0

it is most sad that it took the attention and affection of another (Guido) to rekindle Simone’s own love and adoration for Bianca

elenacel's review against another edition

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funny fast-paced

4.0

storyofus's review against another edition

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2.75

This play's premise is hysterical. Bianca (married to Simone) is miserable in her marriage because Simone treats her poorly; enter Guido (yes, same name as in the Duchess of Padua, the only Italian name to exist according to Wilde maybe) who just straight up starts flirting with Bianca in front of Simone and Bianca loves it. Naturally, Guido and Simone end up dueling except it does not at all turn out the way you expect. In fact, it derails. I can't stop laughing at the sheer ridiculousness. This reads as a complete play but for the sake of everyone, I think we are just categorizing this as incomplete because wtf?

cat_queen005's review against another edition

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Plot- or character-driven? N/A
Strong character development? N/A
Loveable characters? No
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.0

itsdanixx's review against another edition

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4.0

This play is - apparently- also unfinished, however, the weird (great?) thing about this one is that it reads like a complete play. If I didn’t already know it was unfinished, I would never have been able to tell.

chaoticbyrddemon's review against another edition

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adventurous dark tense fast-paced

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

2.5

It's okay, not Oscar Wilde's best work. It was kinda hard to read, but the romance seemed sweet. Some of the character conversations were strange and hard to follow. I don't think it'd be great to put on, maybe taking parts out and performing them would be cool.
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CW: Sexism, N-slur, antisemitism, fighting, murder, death