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haleyxbelle's review against another edition
dark
funny
mysterious
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
st1nar's review against another edition
dark
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
julshakespeare's review against another edition
3.0
3.8/5 stars, full review to come! Stunning writing and genuinely very amusing in parts but I’m not pleased by like… a single turn of event. Skewed up character rating the duchess herself because I love her.
Plot: 3/5
Characters: 4/5
Pacing: 4/5
Writing: 5/5
Enjoyment: 3/5
Plot: 3/5
Characters: 4/5
Pacing: 4/5
Writing: 5/5
Enjoyment: 3/5
big_miss_bibliophile's review against another edition
dark
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
lulu_m25's review against another edition
dark
I don’t know what kind of incest fantasy he was subconsciously living out, but you do you Webster.
jonfaith's review against another edition
4.0
Other sins only speak, murder shreiks out:
The element of water moistens the earth,
But blood flies upwards and bedews the heavens.
Oh mercy, revenge upon the cursed Vengeful in five sumptuous acts of poetry, racy bits and bloodshed. The initial revengers are a creepy pair of powerful brothers miffed that their sis has moved on from bereavement and is now happily shacking up. They enlist the world's most literate assassin for the wet work. I began this a month ago and made it half way. I started over and completed the piece this evening. Touch your caps to the lyrical wizardry of John Webster. Extra points should be awarded for use of a poisoned book.
The element of water moistens the earth,
But blood flies upwards and bedews the heavens.
Oh mercy, revenge upon the cursed Vengeful in five sumptuous acts of poetry, racy bits and bloodshed. The initial revengers are a creepy pair of powerful brothers miffed that their sis has moved on from bereavement and is now happily shacking up. They enlist the world's most literate assassin for the wet work. I began this a month ago and made it half way. I started over and completed the piece this evening. Touch your caps to the lyrical wizardry of John Webster. Extra points should be awarded for use of a poisoned book.
caomhghin's review against another edition
5.0
Someone once said that on reading T S Eliot's criticism of the Revenge Tragedies they were struck by the beauty of the verse which they had somehow missed in their own reading. Then they reread them and found Eliot had very precisely picked just those few lines which stand out. It is true of The Duchess of Malfi. The verse is only occasionally outstanding. The characters are fascinating with the lead one in many ways Bosola who slides down a moral slope only to start to climb up again at the end though the Duchess commands the stage when she is present. Her brothers lack redemptive features on any level with strong suggestions of incest from Ferdinand. At the end there is a new generation and perhaps new hope. Perhaps.
gudgercollege's review against another edition
2.0
This wasn't even close to being as good as Shakespeare, you guys are weird.
melsiewelsie's review against another edition
challenging
dark
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
2.5