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THE TAMING OF THE SHREW, Shakespeare's (probably) second play
very mean-spirited and ends with a wild monologue about wifely duties that i am not into. this and TWO GENTLEMEN before it are not kind toward women!! also so many characters and a needless play-within-a-play device. but... it's a big step forward from TWO GENTLEMEN, i'd be lying if i said it was awful.
6/10
— Dec 24, 2021 08:40AM
very mean-spirited and ends with a wild monologue about wifely duties that i am not into. this and TWO GENTLEMEN before it are not kind toward women!! also so many characters and a needless play-within-a-play device. but... it's a big step forward from TWO GENTLEMEN, i'd be lying if i said it was awful.
6/10
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Adrian Bryant
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KING RICHARD II
what is there to say? just a true masterpiece. not a line is wasted, Richard is as contemptible as he is pitiful. it's incredibly funny! really amazing. i've read this several times before, but i can't imagine any other play reaching the heights of RICHARD II. 10/10
— Jan 15, 2023 09:24AM
what is there to say? just a true masterpiece. not a line is wasted, Richard is as contemptible as he is pitiful. it's incredibly funny! really amazing. i've read this several times before, but i can't imagine any other play reaching the heights of RICHARD II. 10/10
Adrian Bryant
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LOVE'S LABOR'S LOST
boring. snooze. the comedies aren't my thing. don't need to spend 50+ lines expanding on one bad pun. not for me! 5/10
— Jan 11, 2023 07:09PM
boring. snooze. the comedies aren't my thing. don't need to spend 50+ lines expanding on one bad pun. not for me! 5/10
Adrian Bryant
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COMEDY OF ERRORS
sure? pretty forgettable, but it's a hella quick read so i can't be too mad. 5.5/10
— Jul 17, 2022 01:36PM
sure? pretty forgettable, but it's a hella quick read so i can't be too mad. 5.5/10
Adrian Bryant
is on page 284 of 1424
TITUS ANDRONICUS
nope! it's too pointlessly brutal for my taste -- i've heard some people say it's a satire of bloody plays of the time, and maybe so. but still am uncomfy with it! a ton of violence in the beginning, nothing in the middle, and then violence! not my fave. 4/10
— Feb 17, 2022 05:45AM
nope! it's too pointlessly brutal for my taste -- i've heard some people say it's a satire of bloody plays of the time, and maybe so. but still am uncomfy with it! a ton of violence in the beginning, nothing in the middle, and then violence! not my fave. 4/10
Adrian Bryant
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KING RICHARD III
i had high expectations because it seems the consensus is that this is Shakespeare's first *great* play. and it is great! so many incredible monologue, Margaret as a haunting spectre rules. but the ending is so frustrating and Richard is... complicated in ways i didn't expect. i think i need to see how various actors play him. overall it is awesome. 8/10
— Feb 07, 2022 07:26PM
i had high expectations because it seems the consensus is that this is Shakespeare's first *great* play. and it is great! so many incredible monologue, Margaret as a haunting spectre rules. but the ending is so frustrating and Richard is... complicated in ways i didn't expect. i think i need to see how various actors play him. overall it is awesome. 8/10
Adrian Bryant
is on page 224 of 1424
HENRY VI PT. THREE
awesome! splendid! i've been waiting for dramatic, gory usurpation and this delivered. the first play i've read so far where every line is a banger. the fourth act is messy, but overall it moves fast and hard.
8/10
— Jan 29, 2022 09:58AM
awesome! splendid! i've been waiting for dramatic, gory usurpation and this delivered. the first play i've read so far where every line is a banger. the fourth act is messy, but overall it moves fast and hard.
8/10
Adrian Bryant
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HENRY VI PART TWO
ugh! what a bore! a true, complete fucking mess. it should be so exciting being the lead up to a violent usurpation, but it just moves so sluggishly. none of the fun pettiness of part one, just aimless monologues. 4.5/10
— Jan 22, 2022 09:24PM
ugh! what a bore! a true, complete fucking mess. it should be so exciting being the lead up to a violent usurpation, but it just moves so sluggishly. none of the fun pettiness of part one, just aimless monologues. 4.5/10
Adrian Bryant
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KING HENRY VI PT. 1
a good time! maybe it's the histories i love. Shakespeare is so good at capturing the pettiness of people in power -- greed destroys! there are a *lot* of plates spinning and it can be hard to keep track. full of great insults.
7.5/10
— Jan 07, 2022 09:09PM
a good time! maybe it's the histories i love. Shakespeare is so good at capturing the pettiness of people in power -- greed destroys! there are a *lot* of plates spinning and it can be hard to keep track. full of great insults.
7.5/10
Adrian Bryant
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THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA
certainly checks out that this is his first play. a hot mess, tries too hard to be funny, rushed ending that is incredibly troubling and problematic. BUT there is a scene containing middle-class outlaws that is a lot of fun and brings me joy; probably one of two good scenes in the whole play.
— Dec 08, 2021 08:05AM
certainly checks out that this is his first play. a hot mess, tries too hard to be funny, rushed ending that is incredibly troubling and problematic. BUT there is a scene containing middle-class outlaws that is a lot of fun and brings me joy; probably one of two good scenes in the whole play.
Adrian Bryant
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this page progress marks all the intro material. this was my textbook for my Shakespeare class this semester. i've read ten-ish Shakespeare plays, but i'm determined to read them all now! i'll finish this by the end of next year and review them throughout because i am insane
— Dec 04, 2021 02:20PM
