A Midsummer Night‘s Dream

pThe Shakespeare and the Stars series celebrate the 400th anniversary of Shakespeares death and offer fresh and exciting insights into the ever-popular works of the worlds greatest playwright. Each analysis specifically highlights Shakespeares use of the archetypal language of astrological symbolism in both obvious and subtle ways. Such references would have been well known in Shakespeares time, but their deeper significance is lost to modern-day playgoers and readers./ppBy keying each play to a specific zodiacal sign and its associated (or ruling) planet, Shakespeare alerted his audience to their significance in revealing character, foreshadowing the plot, and establishing key themes for each play./ppEach book ranges widely, incorporating related and relevant information from astrological tradition, classical and Renaissance philosophy, Greek and Roman mythology, esoteric wisdom, modern psychology (especially that of C. G. Jung), and great literature. Modern readers will find that each book will illuminate its play from a fresh perspective that deepens and profoundly transforms ones understanding of these magnificent classics./ppEach book is 64 pages and is ed to be taken to performances or studied before and after reading and enjoying the play./ppThe first three titles in the series are: iThe Merchant of Venice, King Lear/i, and iA Midsummer Nights Dream/i./ppExamining iA Midsummer Nights Dream/i, we will study its relation to the Sign of Cancer and its Ruler the Moon./p