sofie_153's review against another edition
3.75
John Ford said: Expositions are for loosers; my play will explode in Act I
gillothen's review against another edition
5.0
Read as part of the SI Thursday play-reading group.
Whatever Annabella is, she's really not a whore - possibly the best of a bad lot of dodgy characters in the play. Her brother persuades her into acts of incest, by stating that the Church approves. Later, he kills her and enters the last act with her heart on his dagger - a Renaissance kebab, you might say. Vasques, whom I read, is an anti-hero in the mould of Bosola, though not as charismatic, and virtually all characters seem utterly cool with murder and rape.
A late play in the revenge drama genre, but with many of the standard tropes - no ghosts this time, though. A fine play.
Whatever Annabella is, she's really not a whore - possibly the best of a bad lot of dodgy characters in the play. Her brother persuades her into acts of incest, by stating that the Church approves. Later, he kills her and enters the last act with her heart on his dagger - a Renaissance kebab, you might say. Vasques, whom I read, is an anti-hero in the mould of Bosola, though not as charismatic, and virtually all characters seem utterly cool with murder and rape.
A late play in the revenge drama genre, but with many of the standard tropes - no ghosts this time, though. A fine play.
jdsatori's review against another edition
4.0
Such a great tragedy! The thing that stands out the most, for me, is the way religion is treated in the play. Atheism is the umbrella under which the incest happens here -- constituting not one but two huge sins. Yet the crimes that happen as a result of the incest will go unpunished by both law and church.
mjones14's review
adventurous
dark
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? Yes
3.75
Enjoyed it more than I thought I would. It helped that the scenes were short and full of action.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Violence, Incest, Pregnancy, and Murder
Moderate: Blood, Death of parent, and Violence
rachelcox's review against another edition
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.0
de_silentio's review against another edition
dark
emotional
sad
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
jackb_93's review against another edition
The best kind of revenge tragedy, nobody's hands are clean
jolyon_l's review against another edition
Only read The Broken Heart as part of uni work