From The Mystical Art of Shakespeare Volume I The Comedy of Errors is one of Shakespeare’s nascent works. It demonstrates that Shakespeare, even from his inception as a playwright, has already crystallized his intent to deliver profound messages through his plays. All of Shakespeare’s plays are meticulously crafted to convey deep messages to humanity, with the…
From The Mystical Art of Shakespeare Volume I In Much Ado About Nothing, Shakespeare is in his artistic element, conveying a deep message for humanity with a masterpiece of rapturous brilliance, lyrically beautiful and profound. There is little need to ask what the central theme of Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing is. The answer stares us in the…
From The Mystical Art of Shakespeare Volume II The earlier scenes of Act I are preliminary actions that set the scene for the culmination of the first movement in Romeo and Juliet, which is Act I Scene 5, the final scene before the chorus reappears to introduce us to the rest of the play. The entire…
The transcendent light that burns within the text of a Shakespearean play is conveyed to us, in true mystical fashion, by absorbing our very being into the enactment of its meaning. The message of the play is not conveyed intellectually; it isexperienced. The mystical art of Shakespeare is thus the art of initiation. Shakespeare conveys his meaning by making us live through it. It is an emotional encounter designed to illuminatethe universal spiritual principles within the depths of our own inner being. Shakespearean plays are thus akin to themystery plays of old, where the initiate is introduced into the deeper mystical principles through the evocation of aheartfelt experience of their truth. To truly imbibe the message of a Shakespearean play, we thus need to feel and breathe the life of the drama as though it were real. We must plunge ourselves fully into the action and live through the performance. This is the experience of a true mystical theatre. It is learning through emotional…
The Meaning of The Taming of the Shrew & Romeo and Juliet The Mystical Art of Shakespeare Volume II explains how Shakespeare meticulously crafted every scene of The Taming of the Shrew and Romeo & Juliet to each convey its central spiritual message, using three unique Shakespearean techniques: cohesive unity, thematic resonance, and focused allegorical scenes. Shakespeare’s plays are poetical…
The Meaning of Much Ado About Nothing & The Comedy of Errors Shakespeare’s plays are poetical masterpieces that not only mesmerize us with their lyrical beauty but also convey sage messages critically important to humanity. This means that Shakespeare is a greater literary genius than previously thought, and his plays more wonderful and profound than…