Reviews by Tag: shakespeare

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Julius Caesar

Julius Caesar

By William Shakespeare
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
May 13, 2024

Summary: Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare is a tragedy that revolves around the conspiracy to assassinate the Roman dictator Julius Caesar. The play follows the manipulation and betrayal by key figures, including Brutus, Cassius, and Antony, as they grapple with loyalty, ambition, and power. Brutus, torn between his friendship with Caesar and his concern for Rome's welfare, ultimately joins the conspiracy led by Cassius.

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Macbeth by William Shakespeare

Macbeth

By William Shakespeare
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Apr 14, 2024

This play by Shakespeare is a drama that views the destiny of Macbeth as he slowly marches into a pit of chaos. The play begins with three witches foretelling some of Macbeth’s fate. Realizing and worrying about his future, he becomes irritable, cautious, and destructive to those he perceives as threatening his bright future as a leader. He kills many to reach this goal, eventually being killed himself for such ambitions. 

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Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

By William Shakespeare
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Neil
Mar 8, 2024

Romeo and Juliet is a popular play written by Shakespeare. In this story set in medieval Italy, there are two families in the city of Verona who have a long enmity between them, the Montagues and the Capulets. However, one day, Romeo, a Montague, and Juliet, a Capulet, see each other and instantly fall in love. They marry in secret and plan to secretly meet each other without their parents ever knowing, as if they did they would punish them.

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Romeo and Juliet

Romeo and Juliet

By William Shakespeare
Star Rating
★★★

Rated by
Anonymous
Mar 5, 2024

“Go wisely and slowly. Those who rush stumble and fall.” 

By far the most famous of Shakespeare’s works, Romeo and Juliet, is the famous tragedy warning of the dangers that love can get you into. Following two feuding families, and their children. Young Romeo wants only the attention of his love, while Juliet is soon to be married to the pompous Paris. They marry in secret and begin a set of events that lead to their eventual deaths by their own hands. 

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Othello book cover

Othello

By William Shakespeare
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Brayden P.
Feb 9, 2024

The play starts with seeing the burning anger of a man named Iago and all of his plans and schemes for the future. One of the people he wants to ruin is Othello, a great and mighty general in the city of Venice. Iago has burning jealousy throughout the book and wants to be better than Othello. Iago also plans on helping his close friend, Roderigo, and his wishes to win over Desdemona, who is Othello’s wife. Throughout the play, Iago gains the trust of and manipulates almost every character to get his way and the ultimate goal of power and to watch the demise of others.

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Twelfth Night

Twelfth Night

By William Shakespeare
Star Rating
★★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Jan 26, 2024

Summary: Twelfth Night by William Shakespeare is a comedic play that revolves around themes of love, mistaken identity, and disguise. The story begins with a shipwreck that separates twins Viola and Sebastian. Viola, thinking her brother is dead, disguises herself as a man named Cesario and enters the service of Duke Orsino. Orsino sends Cesario to woo the Lady Olivia on his behalf, but Olivia falls in love with Cesario instead. Meanwhile, Viola, disguised as Cesario, falls in love with Orsino.

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Othello

Othello

By William Shakespeare
Star Rating
★★★★★

Rated by
Mahad Z.
Dec 12, 2023

Summary: Othello by William Shakespeare is a tragic book/play that revolves around the central character, Othello, a Moorish general in the Venetian army. Othello falls deeply in love with and marries Desdemona, a Venetian woman. However, Iago, Othello's ensign, harbors jealousy and resentment towards Othello, leading him to manipulate the general into believing that Desdemona has been unfaithful.

Teen Review
Othello

Othello

By William Shakespeare

Rated by
Anonymous
Sep 29, 2023

Othello is a Shakespearean play that is set in Cyprus. The play is about a tragedy where Othello, the protagonist through manipulation by the story’s antagonist, Iago, kills his wife. For some context, Iago is Othello’s assistant and vows to seek revenge against Othello after being passed up for a promotion. He does this by spreading rumors and lies that Othello’s wife, Desdemona is being unfaithful. This jealousy breaks Othello where he finally kills Desdemona, then himself.

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