laurelsanders's review against another edition
5.0
I say, O Caesar, Antony is dead ... the breaking of so great a thing should make a greater crack. the round world should have shook lions into civil streets and citizens to their dens the death of Antony
is not a single doom. in the name lay a moiety of the world
idk might be bill's best? it's my favourite either way
is not a single doom. in the name lay a moiety of the world
idk might be bill's best? it's my favourite either way
heidi_meredith's review against another edition
challenging
funny
sad
medium-paced
4.5
Enobarbus breaks my heart with his dying speech. Is it me or does he die of dew exposure? I know people used to think that: 'poisonous damp of night disponge upon me, that life, a very rebel to my will, may hang no longer on me.' Either that, or a broken, guilty heart: 'Throw my heart against the flint and hardness of my fault, which, being dried with grief, will break to powder, and finish all foul thoughts.'
Despite being female I could relate to him more than Cleopatra. She reminded me of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina with her manipulative hysterics, although maybe hers are more intentionally crafty.
I love Shakespeare's way with words. There's one line I really want to get into conversation. I'm trying to rehearse it so it will come naturally, although I'm aware it will still sound awfully pretentious. I could go on but must end here: 'My graver business frowns at this levity.'
Despite being female I could relate to him more than Cleopatra. She reminded me of Tolstoy's Anna Karenina with her manipulative hysterics, although maybe hers are more intentionally crafty.
I love Shakespeare's way with words. There's one line I really want to get into conversation. I'm trying to rehearse it so it will come naturally, although I'm aware it will still sound awfully pretentious. I could go on but must end here: 'My graver business frowns at this levity.'
jamic3's review against another edition
dark
lighthearted
reflective
sad
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.25
raincorbyn's review against another edition
5.0
I can't understand how I hated this one in school. An amazing feat to pull off "everyone here is an asshole" and yet have it compelling, funny, sad, exciting, and very human. At once a celebration and a critique of honor in war, with the emotional cowardice and fragility of the title characters in the mildest moments of domestic conflict really tying it all together.
I'd love to see a producion of this played as pure comedy. Some of the funniest moments I recall of Shakespeare occur here, and a panto would take very little adjustment. Camp, lisping asps anyone?
I'd love to see a producion of this played as pure comedy. Some of the funniest moments I recall of Shakespeare occur here, and a panto would take very little adjustment. Camp, lisping asps anyone?
beccaa's review against another edition
I like Shakespeare. I really do. But I just didn't get this play - I am sure after I have studied it at school I'll understand it better. I guess it's mostly the many different characters that appear in the play and that's when it would be a lot easier to see this on stage than read on your own.
Re-read after studying: Now I get it, felt so much for the characters - best Shakespeare play I have read so far.
Re-read after studying: Now I get it, felt so much for the characters - best Shakespeare play I have read so far.
kurtisdeanlowe's review against another edition
adventurous
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Content Warnings
Graphic: Suicide
setteno's review against another edition
emotional
sad
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
livleavcow's review against another edition
3.0
I would say 3.5, shockingly enough. I liked the conversations that happened in my Shakespeare class with this one. Love or your (dream) career? It’s the question that seems to stand the test of time.