Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Hamlet by William Shakespeare

27 reviews

csh2424's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious reflective sad tense fast-paced

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

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Mental illness and Murder

Moderate: Suicide

hannaelisab's review against another edition

dark emotional mysterious reflective tense slow-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

3.0

"something is rotten in the state of denmark"

because i had to read hamlet for my english class, i know feel like i know this book & its characters inside-out! also, having read shakespeare in the original language does grant me some bragging rights, which i obviously love. 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Mental illness

jackeline_cruz_'s review against another edition

emotional funny lighthearted medium-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

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Misogyny, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, and Murder

franzi_'s review against another edition

dark mysterious medium-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Sexism, and Suicide

Minor: Mental illness, Blood, and Death of parent

jakeaboi's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.5

The feelings of betrayal and anger are present throughout the entirety of this play. By the end though, you are put through so many twists and turns you no longer know what to think. This play is extremely well written. However, the play does fall victim to some tropes, unnecessary segments, and curious plot holes. However, these minor gripes are not enough to tug the entire play down. This play is fantastic, especially for its time.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Suicide, Violence, Blood, and Death of parent

Moderate: Mental illness

lara_bk's review against another edition

dark funny fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Mental illness, and Murder

Moderate: Misogyny, Suicide, and Death of parent

roadki77's review against another edition

dark funny reflective tense slow-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

A good work, but arguably much longer than need-be.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Infidelity, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Grief, Death of parent, Murder, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , and Gaslighting

kiana_hi's review against another edition

dark reflective 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

4.25

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Grief, Death of parent, and War

Moderate: Suicide

li_reading's review against another edition

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Emotional abuse, Mental illness, Misogyny, Sexism, Suicidal thoughts, Toxic relationship, Grief, Death of parent, and Murder

Moderate: Incest and Suicide

Minor: Violence

m0rdred_the_fallen's review against another edition

challenging emotional funny reflective slow-paced

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

5.0

Esta es mi obra favorita de Shakespeare.

La he leído al menos una docena de veces y cada vez le encuentro algo nuevo que deja el proverbial hamster en mi cabeza corriendo a toda marcha. Desde mi primera lectura me sentí muy reflejado en el Príncipe de Dinamarca, siempre me da esa sensación de que escribieron la obra pensando en mi específicamente, sé que suena ridículo (y quizá un poco egocéntrico) pero me veo muy reflejado en el personaje de Hamlet y sus reflexiones a lo largo de la obra. 

Todo se vuelve una puesta en escena al tiempo que es un juego de apariencias como de palabras, de medias verdades, de deseos. Es curioso, y a su vez obvio, que el motor aparente de la trama,

la venganza de Hamlet contra su tío Claudio y su madre se disuelva en sus pensamientos llegando a nada, un mero acto impulsivo cuando ya no queda tiempo para mucho más.

Es un final más que adecuado al tiempo que quita cualquier fanfarria o prestigio a lo que ha hecho, lo cual es más recurrente de lo que uno podría llegar a pensar;

el encuentro con los soldados de Fortimbras, el asesinato de Rosencratz y Guilderstein, la treta de La Ratonera, su regreso a Dinamarca de Inglaterra

en fin.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death, Mental illness, Suicidal thoughts, Murder, and War

Minor: Death of parent