Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

27 reviews

ccoral's review against another edition

dark sad tense medium-paced

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

4.25

Read for class. I wouldn’t say this is one of my favourite books, but I do love the way ambition is portrayed and constantly presented to the reader to highlight its dark depths.

God’s ultimate control is conveyed as the Witches do not succeed in the end and Duncan’s son (the son of God’s chose king according to the divine right of kings) is named king.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder

Moderate: Mental illness

crocoduck's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional funny reflective tense medium-paced

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

2.5

I know this play is great. It's written wonderfully and it's themes are incredibly implemented. I just really didn't enjoy it. It was so boring. I didn't care about what was happening. I didn't find the characters compelling. I wanted so badly to like this, because as I read it I could point out everything that made it great - but it just didn't click with me.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, and Murder

Minor: Child death

hjb_128's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional mysterious tense fast-paced

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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, Suicide, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

tzana's review against another edition

adventurous dark emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.75

The first play I read outside of school curriculum, and I have to say I regret nothing

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Gore, Mental illness, and Violence

james_burridge's review against another edition

dark reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

2.0

Had to read for English GCSE

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness, Suicide, Toxic relationship, Violence, Blood, Murder, and War

serena_hien's review against another edition

adventurous dark reflective medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Violence

Minor: Suicide

missgrangerr's review against another edition

dark medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Blood

Moderate: War

ayphyx's review against another edition

dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Toxic relationship and War

Minor: Suicide

bennoyb's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad tense medium-paced

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

3.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Death, Gore, Mental illness, Violence, Blood, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, and War

antiheroist's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

classic. never gets old. but i’m NEVER DVER forgiving Willy Shakespeare for killing the queen herself Lady Macbeth OFFSCREEN. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Genocide, Gore, Mental illness, Toxic relationship, Violence, Grief, and Murder