These essays were written during Hyojung's MA in Shakespeare Studies at the Shakespeare Institute, University of Birmingham — one of the world's leading centres for Shakespeare research and performance. Based in Stratford-upon-Avon, the Institute sits at the intersection of scholarship and theatre practice.

The essays reflect her ongoing interest in how Shakespeare travels across languages, cultures, and performance traditions — particularly the encounters between Shakespeare and Korean theatre. Her work draws on her dual identity as a scholar and a practising director, and repeatedly returns to questions of adaptation, translation, and cultural interpretation.