Comedy Of Errors Essay
A Comedy of Errors is made better by the July 15th production because of the physical acting, portrayal of both Antipholous’ and Dromio’s relationships, and the situational comedy of Shakespeare.
Physicality is the biggest addition to Shakespeare’s original piece. Some of these instances aren’t in Shakespeare’s stage directions, but only serves to enhance the performance for the audience. The first time Antipholous S. comes into contact with his twin brother’s wife for example. In the play Adriana and Luciana simply enter into the scene. In the play, this scene is instead presented with a comical exchange of motions showing frustration and confusion mixed with some element of fear, all before the speaking begins. This physicality continues …show more content…
For example, the relationship between Dromio S. and Antipholous S. is far more friendly that the one that the story portrays. With just the script to go off of, their relationship seems like a more traditional slave-master relationship. The performance that this particular director puts on, succeeds in making their relationship more personal and more like a sort of friendship. Specifically, when describing Dromio E’s wife, the two do jest in the original script. However, this performance adds hilarious actions and silly accents to make an already comical scene even funnier. This is just one example of how the relationship between two of the main characters is almost entirely changed by the performance. Suddenly, the two seem as think as thieves instead of as separated by class. The beatings that Dromio endures are more like bouts of frustration not viewing his as that much less than the book seems to make Dromio seem. The director’s interpretation of their relationship overall makes the play more lighthearted and easier to laugh at as a whole.
A Comedy of Errors is in many ways, the original situational comedy. Many of the scenes and the slapstick comedy create a feeling of watching a sitcom. Modern sitcoms have lost the depth and relatability of Shakespeare’s initial genius. With the aid of the directors and the actors, the laughs are inevitable.
Physicality is the biggest addition to Shakespeare’s original piece. Some of these instances aren’t in Shakespeare’s stage directions, but only serves to enhance the performance for the audience. The first time Antipholous S. comes into contact with his twin brother’s wife for example. In the play Adriana and Luciana simply enter into the scene. In the play, this scene is instead presented with a comical exchange of motions showing frustration and confusion mixed with some element of fear, all before the speaking begins. This physicality continues …show more content…
For example, the relationship between Dromio S. and Antipholous S. is far more friendly that the one that the story portrays. With just the script to go off of, their relationship seems like a more traditional slave-master relationship. The performance that this particular director puts on, succeeds in making their relationship more personal and more like a sort of friendship. Specifically, when describing Dromio E’s wife, the two do jest in the original script. However, this performance adds hilarious actions and silly accents to make an already comical scene even funnier. This is just one example of how the relationship between two of the main characters is almost entirely changed by the performance. Suddenly, the two seem as think as thieves instead of as separated by class. The beatings that Dromio endures are more like bouts of frustration not viewing his as that much less than the book seems to make Dromio seem. The director’s interpretation of their relationship overall makes the play more lighthearted and easier to laugh at as a whole.
A Comedy of Errors is in many ways, the original situational comedy. Many of the scenes and the slapstick comedy create a feeling of watching a sitcom. Modern sitcoms have lost the depth and relatability of Shakespeare’s initial genius. With the aid of the directors and the actors, the laughs are inevitable.