All's Well That Ends Well

Few writers have a deeper understanding of the foibles of human nature and life's absurdities and tragedies than William Shakespeare. This makes him a fascinating companion for the season of Lent, a traditional time for a spot of self-examination. This engaging, wise and often amusing Lent book sets quotations from Shakespeare's characters and poems alongside biblical passages and reflects on the resonance between them - one reflection for each day of the season. It starts with dust on Ash Wednesday ( Golden lads and girls all must, As chimney-sweepers, come to dust , from Cymbeline) and ends with resurrection as Easter Sunday approaches ( It is required you do awake your faith , from The Winter s Tale). In between, it considers many rich spiritual themes: mercy, love, loyalty, trust, good vs evil, guilt, forgiveness, ageing, grief, death, hope and more. Each day s reflection opens with a quotation from Shakespeare and explores its ideas in conversation with the Bible and Christian thought.