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USA [Hyeonseo] Reading Shakespeare's Four Great Tragedies!
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This is a class that covers Shakespeare's four great tragedies!
280,000G
(US$193.20)
Class Type
Multi-Session
Ages
15-19
Class Size
Max 5people
Duration
60min
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78
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🇺🇸 Eastern Time (ET): 8:00 PM
🇺🇸 Central Time (CT): 7:00 PM
🇺🇸 Mountain Time (MT): 6:00 PM
🇺🇸 Pacific Time (PT): 5:00 PM
About the Teacher
I am an experienced online English teacher who has worked with students from middle school through high school across a wide range of levels and needs.
Education:
Sogang University, Department of European Culture
Teaching Experience
· 3+ years of online teaching experience
· Specialized in middle and high school English
· Experienced in helping students build both academic skills and confidence in public speaking
· Currently recognized as a “Gguge Middle School English Star!” and “Gguge High School English Star!”
📚 Shakespeare's Four Great Tragedies
Read, understand, and interpret class literature with confidence!
Hello!!
This class is designed to help students develop deeper thinking and stronger reading skills through Shakespeare’s most famous tragedies: Hamlet – Otello – King Lear – Macbeth
Many people have heard the line,
"To be or not to be, that is the question"
but this class goes beyond seeing famous quotes. Students will explore the full meaning behind key scenes and learn how literature connects to real human emotions, conflicts and choices that still feel relevant today.
Instead of simply reading difficult texts, students will learn why literature matters, how to think critically,
and how to express their own thoughts with confidence.
Even if Shakespeare feels intimidating at first, I guide students step by step at a level they can understand.
Even younger learners can successfully approach high school-level materials with the right support.
What Students will gain?
- A stronger ability to understand themes and deeper meanings in complex texts
- Confidence reading and discussing classic literature
- Practice analyzing important scenes and characters’ decisions with insights
- Improved speaking and writing through thoughtful discussion and reflection
Class Structure
Each work is covered in two sessions
In this class, students will:
- Read and understand key scenes from Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, and Macbeth through selected excerpts
- Share and express their ideas about characters, conflicts, and themes
- Organize their thoughts and articulate them in speaking and writing
Recommended for students who:
Are ages 15-19 and want to start reading literary classics
Want to develop critical thinking and interpretation skills
Enjoy exploring stories from different perspectives
50-minute class flow
- Introduce and overview of the day’s text (10 min)
- Reading and interpreting selected key scenes (20 min)
- Discussion of characters, themes, and conflicts (20 min)
What makes this class special
- This class is not about just reading a difficult book. Students actively engage with important scenes, discover themes that interest them, and learn to articulate their own ideas in a supportive, encouraging environment
- As students talk about what they notice, what surprised them, and how they feel about the
Characters’ choices, classic literature becomes much more accessible. My objective is to help students
Grow into confident readers and thoughtful speakers who can interpret literature in their own words.
- With my Asian background and my experience studying European cultures and languages, I aim to enrich students’ learning in ways that broaden their horizons and deepen their understanding of the global world
The class is divided into 2 sessions per work!
Below are famous quotes about Shakespeare's tragedies from notable figures!
Philosophers & Thinkers
*1. Friedrich Nietzsche*
> "The characters in Shakespeare's tragedies show how human instincts give rise to destruction and suffering."
*2. Sigmund Freud*
> "Hamlet reveals a deeper psychological inner world than Oedipus."
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*3. Carl Jung*
> "Shakespeare's characters all represent archetypes of the collective unconscious."
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📚 Authors & Writers
4. Charles Dickens
> "Shakespeare's characters, even 200 years after their death, still feel like people breathing right beside us."
5. George Bernard Shaw
>"Shakespeare knew human cruelty all too well, but he did not rebel against that cruelty."
6. T.S. Eliot
> "Hamlet is a failed work of art, but its failure is due to human complexity."
🎭 Artists & Actors
7. Laurence Olivier
> "Shakespeare's tragedies are both the end and the beginning of theater."
8. Kenneth Branagh
> "To act in Shakespeare's tragedies is to act as a human being itself."
🌱 How Your Child Will Grow Through Shakespeare
Discover core meanings and themes on their own within complex stories
Gain the confidence and ability to read and interpret classic literature
Engage in deep discussions about key scenes and characters' choices
Practice organizing their thoughts and expressing them in writing
✏️ 3-Line Class Summary
Read and understand key scenes from the four great tragedies (Hamlet, Othello, King Lear, Macbeth) together through selected excerpts
Freely share opinions centered on each work's characters, conflicts, and themes
Wrap up by briefly organizing your own thoughts in writing or speech based on what you learned
🌈 Recommended for these learners:
Teens aged 15-19 who want to read literary classics but are unsure where to start
Those who want to develop logical thinking and a critical perspective
Students who want to interpret stories from diverse viewpoints
🕰️ 50-Minute Class Flow
Greeting and brief introduction to today's work (10 min)
Reading & interpreting selected key scene excerpts (20 min)
Discussion on characters, conflicts, and themes (20 min)
🧐 What Makes This Class Special!
This class doesn't end at simply reading a book. Everyone reads the key scenes of each work firsthand, finds themes they like, and shares their thoughts with each other.
As you freely share what you felt, what you were curious about, and your opinions on the characters' actions, before you know it, the classics won't feel difficult anymore. I'll guide you so that your ability to interpret and speak in your own words can grow tremendously!
More Classes Like This
Total 8 sessions
Session 1
Hamlet 1
This is a class about Hamlet!
Session 2
Hamlet 2
This is a class wrapping up the topic of Hamlet
Session 3
Othello 1
This is a class on the topic of Othello
Session 4
Othello 2
This is a class wrapping up the topic of Othello
Session 5
King Lear 1
This is a class on the topic of King Lear!
Great for These Kids
Students who want to develop an interest in books
Students who are struggling with literacy skills
Students who are curious because they're famous books
Check Before Class
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Please read the book being covered in class before attending! (Any publisher is fine!)
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To reschedule, please cancel and rebook.
Canceling individual sessions within a bundle is not available.
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Teacher Info
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"Proving the process with results!" At Kookeug, I teach middle and high school English from the first year of middle school to the third year, covering both school grades and the CSAT. Textbook English and CSAT English require the ability to read and interpret written and academic English, rather than just simple spoken English. Since actual CSAT passages are excerpted from academic papers, journals, and texts in the humanities, social sciences, and sciences, I guide students to understand English structurally rather than intuitively. I was not a gifted student from the start. There was a time when I was a Grade 9 student in December of my senior year at a provincial general high school. After overcoming that struggle, I entered Sogang University and was accepted to Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. Therefore, I understand the helplessness of students who struggle with their studies, and I am well aware of the process of raising grades. Thanks to this experience, I have become a teacher who goes beyond simply explaining things; I identify where students get stuck and guide them to climb back up. I provide customized instruction, starting step-by-step from the basics for lower-performing students and covering practical thinking skills and problem-solving approaches for top-performing students. ** I have been teaching middle and high school English for over 5 years, and I specialize in teaching all subjects from 7th grade to 12th grade. Representative examples of grade improvement include: 16-point improvement in the 1st semester final exam of 2026 "Kooge Final Exam Promotion: Improvement of over 10 points for Gyeonggi High School" "Produced a perfect scorer" in the Koog Midterm Exam Promotion "12-point improvement, achieved an A" in the Koog Midterm Exam Promotion Rejected from all schools → Accepted to Hanyang University High School Senior Grade 5 → Accepted to a university in Seoul High School Senior Grade 5 → Grade 2 (6 months) High School Freshman Grade 5 → Grade 1 High School Senior Grade 7 → CSAT Grade 3 Middle School 3rd Grade 42 points → 82 points Middle School 3rd Grade 70s → High 80s And more. The goal of my classes is simple: To teach exactly what the student needs right now so they can get into the school of their choice. I never give up on a child easily. No matter where a student currently stands, I guide them responsibly, staying with them until the end to ensure results are achieved. I believe that grades are the result of direction, method, and consistency, rather than talent. I will transform English, which felt daunting when done alone, into a subject we can master together.
Experience & Activities
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Kook-geu Middle and High School English Star
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Specialized classes for top-tier CSAT English
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Former last-place student in school (Started December 1st of senior year → First acceptance to Sogang University, First acceptance to Hankuk University of Foreign Studies)
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