Shakespeare’s understanding of human nature is without peer. Sigmund Freud credits the Bard with understanding the unconscious mind before psychoanalysis. Using Freud’s theories, guests from Cincinnati Shakespeare, and video clips, we will explore character motivation in Pericles. You will have the opportunity to attend a performance by Cincinnati Shakespeare. The five classes will focus on pivotal scenes that give us a chance to reflect on our own interactions as well as those of others both in our lives and those on the world stage.  

Moderator: Rebecca McFarlan taught English for 40+ years and currently is a consultant for the College Board working with teachers of English. She has a BA and MA in English. She taught Shakespeare for much of her career and co-authored a textbook for AP English teachers and students. In 2004 she received the Martha Holden Jennings Master Teacher Award.