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Title: Women Beware Women, and Other Plays (Oxford World's Classics) by Thomas Middleton, Richard Dutton ISBN: 0-19-282614-X Publisher: Getty Ctr for Education in the Arts Pub. Date: September, 1999 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: Three of the best Jacobean plays
Comment: After Shakespeare and Ben Jonson's best work, the best plays from the Jacobean era are probably: Webster's Duchess of Malfi, Webster's The White Devil, The Revengers' Tragedy, The Changeling, Women Beware Women, and A Game at Chess. The last three are handily present in this volume.
My personal favorite is A Game at Chess, a brutal satire on Catholic conspiracies to subvert England. The reign of James I began with the gunpowder plot - an attempt by catholics to blow up the entire parliament and the king with it - but by the end of his reign James was trying to negotiate for his son to marry a Catholic princess from arch-catholic power Spain. A Game at Chess was written during those latter years in order to rouse sentiment against 'the spanish match', and it got Middleton into some trouble.
Rating: 5
Summary: What's there to be bored by?
Comment: This is a wonderful play; fast, funny and utterly captivating. In my experience I have far preferred Middleton and Marlowe to Shakespeare and this has rejustified my opinion. I have just read this for my university course and if you're whimpering about this at A level I really wouldn't bother going any further with literature, there are far, far worse things out there. The characterisation of Livia is stunning as she changes from well meaning to conniving and sinister to lovelorn and hopeless. The Ward is a dolt and so ridiculous it is hilarious (note the scene where offered Isabella for his wife he checks her as you would do a horse, noting her teeth). Leantio is tragic, let down and hurt by all, to the point of his murder. I would recommend everybody read this book.
Rating: 1
Summary: A level Boredom
Comment: I have been made to read this book for my A level lit class and I would like to express the complete and utter boredom whilst reading this so called brilliant play. I would like to wish all the poor A level students who, like me, are made to read this.
One thing i know is that I better get a good grade for going through this absolute and utter boredom.
If you did enjoy the book then maybe you could explain to me what you found so enjoyable!
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