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lucysnowy's review against another edition
5.0
WOW!
i honestly feel like i need a lie down after reading this. the last act, especially.
i went into this knowing only that iago is one of the best villains ever, and that a hankerchief with strawberry embroidery would play a big role. and both of these proved true.
but what i loved the most was the small and intimate cast of characters. it was almost claustrophobic, and iago's masterful control dominated all. he was unrelentlessly planning and manipulating. emilia, too, was brilliant. its her who unveiled just how much has been happening behind desdemona's back. and emilia was part of the deception too, though unwillingly. that is what makes it all so painful.
its tragic to the extreme. i loved it
i honestly feel like i need a lie down after reading this. the last act, especially.
i went into this knowing only that iago is one of the best villains ever, and that a hankerchief with strawberry embroidery would play a big role. and both of these proved true.
but what i loved the most was the small and intimate cast of characters. it was almost claustrophobic, and iago's masterful control dominated all. he was unrelentlessly planning and manipulating. emilia, too, was brilliant. its her who unveiled just how much has been happening behind desdemona's back. and emilia was part of the deception too, though unwillingly. that is what makes it all so painful.
its tragic to the extreme. i loved it
alisarae's review against another edition
My first time reading Othello. I read it while listening to the full cast performance by Naxos Audiobooks, which was phenomenal. I kept thinking about how amazong a modern broadway rewrite would be. i suppose that sentiment reflects on how great the story is to be able to weather so many years and still be something that we find interesting in today's times.
notyourvegetable's review against another edition
adventurous
dark
funny
mysterious
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Racial slurs, Sexism, and Murder
ylbirda's review against another edition
3.0
Po deseti letech jsem se vrátila k Othellovi. Ale proto, že se vyskytuje v jedné povídce, které se právě ve škole věnuju. Opět jsem to spíše proletěla (a tentokrát četla německy a ne česky), abych si to osvěžila.
S ohledem na povídku jsem samozřejmě přemýšlela, jestli jsou si protagonisti nějak podobní, což je aspekt, který do jisté míry ovlivní chápání té povídky (Hartmut Lange - "Dům v ulici Dorotheenstraße").
člověka přitom znovu napadne, kolik děl bychom neměli, kdyby spolu lidé normálně komunikovali.
S ohledem na povídku jsem samozřejmě přemýšlela, jestli jsou si protagonisti nějak podobní, což je aspekt, který do jisté míry ovlivní chápání té povídky (Hartmut Lange - "Dům v ulici Dorotheenstraße").
člověka přitom znovu napadne, kolik děl bychom neměli, kdyby spolu lidé normálně komunikovali.
ftrebelo's review against another edition
4.0
This is a fundamentally psychological play, where we watch the seeds of suspicion planted by Iago transform and distort Othello's vision, to the great tragic climax at the end of the play.
sarahlobster's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
sad
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
3.0
fresnocrawlin's review against another edition
challenging
dark
emotional
funny
informative
mysterious
reflective
sad
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
dreamerthinker's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5