Reviews for Women's Acts: Plays by Women Dramatists of Spain's Golden Age

The average rating for Women's Acts: Plays by Women Dramatists of Spain's Golden Age based on 2 reviews is 5 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2020-08-13 00:00:00 Michele Charlap Sooooooooo good, but so painful to read! It's partly because of the language and partly because the stories are so frickin' sad! THYESTES I got goosebumps from imagining all the gore. The horrors in this one are both ghastly and elegant, it makes you itch underneath the skin. The imagery is so alive, you can almost feel it. GORBODUC For some reason, this reminds me of my father and brothers. Probably because it features a father who doesn't listen to good counsel and two disobedient brothers (well, one disobedient and headstrong and the other too nice for his own good- at least for me). It's enjoyable to witness how everything slowly unravels even if it's obvious from the beginning that it's all going to fall apart. THE SPANISH TRAGEDY This one was just okay for me. It's a little long and the pace is too slow for me. The characters were strong but they irritated me especially Bellimperia

Review # 2 was written on 2008-07-19 00:00:00 Stacey Sanders Book Review 4 out of 5 stars to Tartuffe a play written in 1664 by Molière. I read this play as part of a course on Theatre and Drama several years ago. I also acted in a staged version of this story. I really enjoyed it, especially learning more about the characters and story through the director's eyes and opinions. The story is about a con artist who worms his way into a family's affections by claiming to be a religious man. The father essentially offers his daughters hand in marriage to the main character, but over time, realizes something is not right. It was a commentary on how Moliere felt about religion in the 17th century, especially how some people were using it as a way to look pious on the outside, but do whatever they wanted behind closed doors. There's great sarcasm, wit and humor in the play, especially if you let yourself approach it in a comedic way, rather than get caught up on understanding all the background and setting. Read it as though it weren't necessary about religion, focusing on the way a person can disguise their true intentions to achieving their goals. A definite good one for people who want to sample some plays from over 300 years that are quite different in style from Chaucer, Shakespeare or Milton's ways... FYI - Read this years ago either as a kid or in college, but wrote up a review recently... About Me For those new to me or my reviews... here's the scoop: I read A LOT. I write A LOT. And now I blog A LOT. First the book review goes on Goodreads, and then I send it on over to my WordPress blog at , where you'll also find TV & Film reviews, the revealing and introspective 365 Daily Challenge and lots of blogging about places I've visited all over the world. And you can find all my social media profiles to get the details on the who/what/when/where and my pictures. Leave a comment and let me know what you think. Vote in the poll and ratings. Thanks for stopping by.