Shakespeare's problem plays present an unusually fertile field for Jungian tillage. Like a face glimpsed in a crowd and then lost, these works seem to hint at truths just beyond our grasp. Viewed through the lens of Jung's theory of archetypes, pieces fall into place with remarkable clarity, each revolving around a specific critical axis that allows us to see the form and structure that elude us in other readings. The author argues that Jung's theories offer the best key to date for these most intriguing of literary and dramatic puzzles.
Acknowledgments Abstract Introduction Me and My Shadow: Enantiodromia in Measure For Measure I'll Never Grow Up: The Lost Boys in Troilus and Cressida Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered: The Anima as Trickster in All's Well Oh Dad, Poor Dad: The Universal Disappointment of Imperfect Parents in Hamlet Epilogue Endnotes Bibliography