Psychology According to Shakespeare: What You Can Learn about Human Nature from Shakespeare's Great Plays

Philip G. Zimbardo, Robert L. Johnson
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2025 William James Book Award winner

Psychology According to Shakespeare explores Shakespeare’s remarkable insights into human nature through a modern psychological lens. The authors show how his plays portray mental disorders, personality, emotions, cognition, motivation, power, prejudice, and the conflict between reason and emotion. They argue that Shakespeare anticipated many concepts later developed in psychology, from nature versus nurture to social behavior and consciousness. By combining literature and psychology, the book demonstrates how Shakespeare’s observations of the human mind remain relevant today.