Jill O'Hora, Ph.D., is an English professor at Pasadena City College, Pasadena, California. Her doctoral dissertation on Shakespeare's tragedies provides the foundation for her teaching and writing career. In addition to Shakespeare and theatre, her academic interests include interdisciplinary teaching, cross-cultural perspectives, and Jungian psychology. Dr. O'Hora has conducted theatre groups in Oregon, Canada, and Ireland and has presented cross-cultural drama workshops and lectures in Russia and England. Her publications include a Jungian approach to Shakespeare's Scottish tragedy, "The Consciousness of Evil in Shakespeare's Macbeth," and The Ties That No Longer Bind, a book of conversations between Russians and Americans. This course is a direct reflection of Jill’s lifelong reliance on Shakespeare's plays and poems as sources of guidance and inspiration.