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A review by danilanglie
The Two Noble Kinsmen by John Fletcher, William Shakespeare
4.0
This may be the most "obscure" of Shakespeare's plays, because it wasn't actually attributed to Shakespeare's canon for a long stretch. I knew absolutely nothing about it going in, and after finishing it, I have to say I'm pleasantly surprised.
This play touches on some of the same themes that Shakespeare likes to look at a lot. People in disguises, women being sold off into marriage, and, most strikingly, the platonic love between two men vs. the romantic love between a man and a woman. The same theme is explored in [b:The Two Gentlemen of Verona|82346|The Two Gentlemen of Verona|William Shakespeare|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327936223s/82346.jpg|1070598], but honestly I think it works better here. There's more time spent showing the true friendship and respect that the two cousins have for one another, and their reconciliation has a tragic twist to it, as one of them lies dying. It was something of a novel experience to read a Shakespeare play and legitimately not know how it was going to end. Obviously the plot is ridiculous and makes very little sense, but I was still kind of... touched? by how it all turned out.
I could have done without the whole subplot with the crazy jailer's daughter though. That was just kind of odd.
This play touches on some of the same themes that Shakespeare likes to look at a lot. People in disguises, women being sold off into marriage, and, most strikingly, the platonic love between two men vs. the romantic love between a man and a woman. The same theme is explored in [b:The Two Gentlemen of Verona|82346|The Two Gentlemen of Verona|William Shakespeare|https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1327936223s/82346.jpg|1070598], but honestly I think it works better here. There's more time spent showing the true friendship and respect that the two cousins have for one another, and their reconciliation has a tragic twist to it, as one of them lies dying. It was something of a novel experience to read a Shakespeare play and legitimately not know how it was going to end. Obviously the plot is ridiculous and makes very little sense, but I was still kind of... touched? by how it all turned out.
I could have done without the whole subplot with the crazy jailer's daughter though. That was just kind of odd.