The Life of Galileo by Bertolt Brecht

The Life of Galileo

Bertolt Brecht with Mark Ravenhill (Translator)

96 pages first pub 1943 (editions)

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Arguably Brecht's greatest play, A Life of Galileo charts the seventeenth century scientist's extraordinary fight with the church over his assertion that the earth orbits the sun.The figure of Galileo, whose 'heretical' discoveries about the solar...

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Community Reviews Summary of 1,292 reviews

Moods

informative 71%
reflective 56%
inspiring 30%
challenging 27%
funny 14%
hopeful 11%
adventurous 8%
emotional 8%
sad 7%
dark 6%
tense 4%
lighthearted 3%
mysterious 2%
relaxing 1%

Pace

medium 43%
fast 33%
slow 23%

Plot- or character-driven?

Character: 38% | A mix: 34% | Plot: 22% | N/A: 4%

Strong character development?

No: 33% | It's complicated: 30% | Yes: 30% | N/A: 4%

Loveable characters?

It's complicated: 38% | No: 29% | Yes: 22% | N/A: 9%

Diverse cast of characters?

No: 68% | Yes: 19% | It's complicated: 7% | N/A: 4%

Flaws of characters a main focus?

Yes: 39% | No: 28% | It's complicated: 25% | N/A: 7%

Average rating

3.48

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