Reviews tagging 'Mental illness'

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

20 reviews

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

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

avawetherall's review against another edition

challenging dark mysterious tense fast-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

4.5

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder

Minor: Mental illness, Blood, and Suicide

eatwritereadrepeat's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense 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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Murder, Violence, Suicide, and Gore

Moderate: Sexism, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , War, Emotional abuse, and Mental illness

jojo_'s review against another edition

adventurous dark mysterious fast-paced

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

3.5

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Blood, War, Murder, Violence, and Death

Moderate: Mental illness, Death of parent, Misogyny, Suicide, and Child death

Minor: Xenophobia, Toxic relationship, Antisemitism, and Grief

fiatzar's review against another edition

dark emotional reflective tense medium-paced

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

4.75

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Murder and Mental illness

roaze's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative mysterious sad tense slow-paced

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

4.0

I’ve lost count of the amount of times I’ve read Macbeth. I’ve watched every adaptation I was able to find. (For context I was doing an extract of the play for a recital so I needed to completely absorb this play and everything in and around it and I loved every minet of it! It was so juicy and researching was truly delight. The character Lady Macbeth is such a complex, powerful and ambitious woman, her descent into madness throughout the play is so astounding. The play was so rich I loved picking it apart and I’ll always hold the memories of my time with it close to my heart.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Gore, Murder, Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, War, Genocide, Miscarriage, Toxic relationship, Death, Blood, Classism, Mental illness, Sexism, Misogyny, and Violence

downsophialane's review against another edition

fast-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, War, Murder, and Violence

Moderate: Mental illness and Suicide

ilmaldileggere's review against another edition

adventurous challenging emotional tense fast-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: War, Murder, and Mental illness

Minor: Suicide

roadki77's review against another edition

dark funny mysterious 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

4.25

A notable piece from Shakespeare that isn't overly dramatized. Realistic human behaviors. Metaphors.

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Blood, Gore, Mental illness, Emotional abuse, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Suicidal thoughts, Suicide, Torture, Death, Gaslighting, Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Panic attacks/disorders, Violence, Murder, Child death, Classism, and War

Minor: Slavery, Police brutality, Sexual assault, Cursing, Death of parent, Fire/Fire injury, Rape, Sexual harassment, and Sexual violence

Some content warnings not to be taken literally, due to the time period the play is set in. Example: "police brutality" adjacent to atrocities the knights committed (specifically against Macduff's family).