All's Well That Ends Well

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>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.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>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.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Each day's reflection opens with a quotation from Shakespeare and explores its ideas in conversation with the Bible and Christian thought.</span></p>