Troilus & Cressida Audiobook (Unabridged)

" Reading the play, and then seeing the play was awesome. Although I do have to admit it was a bit slow in the beginning, even for Snakey, but it picked up as it continued, and the climactic act was amazing. "

" Such potential, but no delivery. "

" Another "problem play" from Uncle Bill, this time derived from both Chaucer and Homer. Lots of broad comedy, mostly at the expense of the fickle Cressida, lots of battle scenes, and an unusual variant on the traditional "fool" by adding the character of a "cynic" who heaps abuse on nearly everyone else in the play. "

" a bbc audio production + a kindle epub match from adelaide ebooks. "

" I didn't realize this was about the Trojan War. Which meant it was more about Hector and Achilles than Troilus and Cressida. Their little romance was just a side story. Good story, a classic tale obviously, but probably should've had a different title. False advertisement, Shakespeare! "

" Not as easy to like as Shakespeare's more popular plays; as it resists definition itself, so too do its characters. The romance does not hold true, and neither does heroism. A bit dark for me. "

" Not my favourite play, but then Girard's analysis starts to fascinate! "

" OK. Lots of mythology references. "

" Better than Coriolanus. Looking forward to seeing it somewhere. "

" Good humor, but dull plot. "

" Oregon Shakespeare Festival (New/Thomas) 2012 "

" A good history with some great speeches and memorable gatherings. "

" Be not deceived: This is a tragedy, not a romance. Still, there are some good speeches and some nice poetry. "

" Yet another problem play-but this one contains scenes of amazing beauty and delightful characters, along with other not so good scenes. But it is definitely worth reading. "

" I saw a fascinating performance of this in London at the NT. It gave all kinds of flavor and depth to everything and had wonderful costumes and lighting, but overall, it was still not Shakespeare's best play, and there's a reason it isn't performed as often as some of the others. "

" Fun, helped put me in the mood for The Song of Achilles "

" I mostly enjoyed this one because I am a big fan of the Iliad. So I like how Shakespeare weaves in this story into that one. "

" This was ok. The writing was good as usual, but the story is pretty average. I guess there's a reason not too many people know about this one, you kinda get the impression Shakespeare was writing for an income and that's about it this time around. "

" AHHHHH I hated it! I didn't understand a word of it. Reading this book was like pulling teeth. I actually abandoned it and instead watched the BBC film which was just as horrid. "

" I wrote a 15 page term paper on this piece of literature. I only liked it because of how many fucking times I've had to read it. "

" Another one I studied at school, but this hasn't got the character development of his better work so doesn't stick quite as much in the memory. "

" ...Well this is a weird one...maybe there's a reason it's never performed. There's a lot of good stuff here, but still...what an odd little play. "

" far from perfect yet a fun ride nonetheless. My rating 7,5 (out of 10) "

" It's cool to read what is basically Shakespeare's version of the Iliad and hear his distinguished voice through the enduring characters of Odysseus, Priam, Hector, Achilles and all the others. "