Author Type

Graduate Student

Date of Award

1985

Document Type

Thesis

Publication Status

Version of Record

Submission Date

October 2026

Thesis/Dissertation Advisor [Chair]

Faraci, Mary

Abstract

The characterizations in The Tempest resemble the archetypes of the collective unconscious and appear to gather their momentum from Shakespeare's understanding of the individuation process. In depicting the unfolding dynamics of psychic change, the playwright anticipates Jung's theory of individuation by showing the compensatory influence these numinous figures have on the characters' conscious orientations as they move from separation to subsequent union. The characters' agitated and irrational responses to the archetypal manifestations are a reflection of the psychic division characteristic of the individuating mind. Harmony and reason are achieved as the characters heal their division by integrating the conscious contents of their projections. This enlarging of the personality and broadening of collective relationships transform The Tempest into a variation on the quest for individuation offering a psychic stage for the Jungian notions of process and renewal.

Extent

72 p.

Comments

Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters|Thesis (M.A.)--Florida Atlantic University, 1985.|FAU Electronic Theses and Dissertations Collection|Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters

Identifier

FADT14254

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