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Hamlet

William Shakespeare

3.96 AVERAGE

alexmaxxer's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional sad fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Yes

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

bipolarneutron's review against another edition

4.5

challenging dark emotional reflective tense slow-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: No

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: Complicated

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

lotuses's review against another edition

3.0

fast-paced

spid3rzx's review against another edition

3.0

3.0/5.0

Eu acho que no geral é bom, não foi uma leitura muito prazerosa e um livro que eu consegui digerir facilmente. Foi bem cansativo e entediante pra mim ler, mas acho que só porque real não faz meu estilo mesmo. Achei bem machista o desenvolvimento da personagem Ophelia e completamente desnecessário. Mas o intuito da peça é ser uma tragédia completa. Assisti a peça no teatro mês passado e foi uma ótima experiência, os atores foram super adoráveis e a atuação deles foi incrível, mas ler a peça realmente não me pegou muito não.

spid3rzx's review against another edition

3.0

fast-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Plot

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: No

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

Overall, I think it’s good, but it wasn’t a very enjoyable read or a book I was able to like easily. It was quite tiring and boring for me to read, but I think that’s just because it’s really not my style. I found Ophelia’s character development to be very sexist and completely unnecessary. But the play’s intent is to be a complete tragedy. I watched the play in the theater in a school field trip and it was a really great experience, the actors were super lovely and their performances were amazing, but reading the play just didn’t grab me at all.

jasshicks's review against another edition

4.0

dark emotional reflective sad medium-paced

Plot or Character Driven: Character

Strong character development: Complicated

Loveable characters: Yes

Diverse cast of characters: No

Flaws of characters a main focus: Yes

So many references I now understand. Related a lil too hard to Hamlet’s breakdown

hekate24's review against another edition

5.0

Read this over the last two days in anticipation of seeing Haider. I've read this before but it was, oh, 13 years ago and I didn't retain that much of it. While I've long been disabused of the idea that Shakespeare should be treated with silent reverence, somehow he still manages to surprise me every time I take on his work. Hamlet, I rediscovered this weekend, is downright visceral. Literally (lots of talk of blood and guts and decay) and figuratively. And like Romeo and Juliet, there are moments where it gets so damn funny you forget how it's bound to end up. It's a very compelling, very human play.