Reviews tagging 'Child death'

Macbeth by William Shakespeare

39 reviews

nujhakhan's review against another edition

challenging dark 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

3.75

read for gcse :)

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Blood

Moderate: Child death and Suicide

Minor: War

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

angelinalaramie's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional sad 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

5.0

This is Shakespeare's best play. If you can see it in person, please do! However there are some amazing readings on Youtube as well. The story deals with so much guilt and pain.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Misogyny, and Murder

olivia_piepmeier's review against another edition

challenging dark slow-paced

3.0

Since reading through this earlier in the month, I've already re-read bits and sat through auditions and discussed it at length...so my opinion has changed and probably will change. BUT I'm going to try to recall my initial re-reading after many years: surprise at the appearance of so many well-known lines and confirmation why so many have Lady Macbeth on their bucket list. With most plays, it seems, re-readings result in deeper understandings and fonder feelings. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Violence, Blood, and Murder

Moderate: Child death, Death, 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

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

mengzhenreads's review against another edition

dark tense 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

4.5

when Macbeth said life is but a walking shadow I really felt that.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Death, Violence, and Murder

Moderate: Child death and War

Minor: Suicide

a_random_fangirl's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious tense medium-paced

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

4.0

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Death and Murder

Minor: Child death and 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

maedavage's review against another edition

dark mysterious tense fast-paced

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

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Suicide, Murder, and War