Three plays analyzed from a Jungian perspective and a fresh wit, catching many contemporary nuances in these well-loved plays and their continuing relevance for today.
From the book:
“A model of Jung’s mature, harmonious self is to be found in Prospero, who trusts that death is an initiation into divinity. Prospero’s shadow is recognized and embraced in Caliban, the poetic, sensual monster who grounds us in pig-nuts and music….Not in individualism, the sort of maladaptive bog in which Claudius, lago, and Stephano sink, but in accommodating the self to the social order does the Shakespearean hero find his peace.”