Chiedilo a Shakespeare

Are you afraid of growing old? Read The Tempest. If you’ve been dumped, read Antony and Cleopatra. If you suffer from anxiety, read Othello. If everything is going wrong, read A Midsummer Night’s Dream.

An essay which uses humour and philosophy to draw teachings relevant to the everyday lives of all of us from the masterpieces of William Shakespeare.

Can we turn to Shakespeare the way we would to a magical book, a casket of wisdom we can question like an oracle – like the I Ching and the Bible – when we look for life’s answers? It’s what this essay sets out to do by asking the Bard 15 questions that range from the most ordinary, everyday topics to great existential questions, and searching for answers in as many of Shakespeare’s plays. The author’s earnest queries lead the reader to discover and re-discover the beauty of Shakespeare’s stage works in its most hidden and secret meanings – the ones that can speak intimately to every one of us. Anyone with problems will love this book and discover that Shakespeare – whoever he was – already went through it before us and turned every problem of his into a masterpiece that can help us understand ourselves.