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A review by nicolleschumacher
Pericles by William Shakespeare
adventurous
dark
hopeful
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
2.75
Nothing really entranced me with this play, I enjoyed it more in the first two acts and I became more disinterested as it went on. Don’t misunderstand me, however, it wasn’t necessarily boring or badly written, it just missed the mark for me. Particularly, because the characters lacked depth and the plot was all over the place (which I don’t typically mind too much, however, it wasn’t made up by depth in character or exceptional writing). Especially considering it was written later in his career, it seemed to me like something that would have been an early work of his, when he was still figuring it all out.