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Brittany Gefroh

English 169

Eunice Johnston

14 October 2010

The Comedy of Errors

I attended the production of William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors put on by the

Little Country Theatre. The performance was held in the Askanase Auditorium here on the

NDSU campus starting at 7:30 P.M. on October 14, 2010. I had never read the play or seen it

performed prior to this, so I had no idea what to expect. I certainly could not have expected what

I ended up witnessing. In short, the play is about two sets of twins who were separated at birth.

Antipholus of Syracuse and his servant Dromio of Syracuse arrive in Ephesus, which is the home

of their twin brothers, Antipholus of Ephesus and his servant Dromio of Ephesus. The remainder

of the play consists of a series of wild and hilarious mishaps that result from mistaken identities

and include, but are not limited to, the arrest of Antipholus of Ephesus and accusations of

infidelity, madness, and theft. Once I understood what exactly was happening, I greatly enjoyed

the play. The actors did a wonderful job, and the set, costumes, and makeup were excellent as

well.

I cannot really say that I learned anything, but I did get my first exposure to a

Shakespearean play that is not a tragedy. I like the Shakespearean tragedies that I have read in

the past—Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Hamlet, and Macbeth—but I might even like this

comedy more than those. It makes me interested to see what Shakespeare’s other comedies are

like, though, to be honest, I have a hard time persuading myself to read Shakespeare for leisure

reading.

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