Abstract
The article is devoted to the analysis of M. Atwood’s novel “Hag-Seed”, which transfers the situation and issues of Shakespeare's "The Tempest" to the modern environment. The author literalizes the metaphorical meanings invested by the great bard, at the same time attaching her own metaphors to create a two-level text. An attempt is made to investigate the specifics of the author's use of the prison topos as a literary path to draw public attention to the existing problems of the penitentiary system, and to promulgate the role of theater in preparing convicted criminals to return to society and their successful integration. Atwood uses different types of imprisonment and restraint in her work, which correlates with Foucault's research in the field of control and supervision, as well as his heterotopology. Also, the emphasis on the psychological state of the hero makes it possible to consider the problem through the prism of D. Moran's theory of carceral space. Personal contribution is to disclose the role of psychological aspect of literary analysis of Margaret Atwood’s “Hag-Seed” through Foucault's theory of the origin of imprisonment as an institution.
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