Shakespeare and the Human MysteryThis vibrant and moving book investigates the mystery of our human nature, illuminating how Shakespeare's characters may be seen as expressions of what is deepest in us. Philip Newell introduces us to 'archetypes of the soul, ' such as the king and queen (seen for example in King Lear and Lady Macbeth); the lover and the friend (Juliet and Sir John Falstaff); the judge and the warrior (Shylock and King Henry IV); the seer and the mage (Hamlet and Pericles); and the fool and the contemplative (Bottom and King Richard II). The author's hope is that as we glimpse the depths of human nature through Shakespeare's eyes--take part in the journaling exercises included--we will become aware of a healing flow between our unconscious depths and conscious mind, enabling us to reconnect to what is truest in us and in all people. + |
Contents
The Lover and the Friend | 27 |
The Judge and the Warrior | 57 |
The Seer and the Mage | 79 |
The Fool and the Contemplative | 105 |
Journalling Exercises | 129 |
Common terms and phrases
All's allow Antony archetype asks awareness battle become begin believe body born Brutus Caesar calls closed comes confusions conscious contemplative death deep deeper deepest depths desire dimension dream earth energies entirely everything experience expressions face false Falstaff fear feel follows fool force further give given grace Hamlet hand healing hear heart heaven hidden hold human inner judge Julius justice King kingdom lack Lear less lives longings looks Lord lost lover Macbeth madness mage Measure Merchant mind murder mystery nature never night Othello ourselves outward pain passing queen realm relation relationship represents response Richard Romeo says seeks sense shadow side simply sometimes soul sovereignty speak spirit strength suffering Tempest things thou Timon Troilus true truth turn Twelfth unconscious unknown unseen wants warrior well-being whole wrong
Bibliographic information
| Title | Shakespeare and the Human Mystery |
| Author | J. Philip Newell |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | Paulist Press, 2003 |
| ISBN | 080914249X, 9780809142491 |
| Length | 134 pages |
| Subjects | › Literary Criticism / Shakespeare |
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