tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320095984047592998.post7826270849258131771..comments2023-08-17T06:19:33.381-07:00Comments on 365 days of shakespeare: Comedy of Errors Acts 1 and 2365daysofshakespearehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17779667211356021281noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320095984047592998.post-3738690137580847892011-01-05T20:09:56.783-08:002011-01-05T20:09:56.783-08:00You're right. In the context of the entire pla...You're right. In the context of the entire play, the passage comes to life.Dani D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08535025973529076260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320095984047592998.post-18964563980915965312011-01-04T21:08:17.773-08:002011-01-04T21:08:17.773-08:00Looking at that passage now, doesn't look too ...Looking at that passage now, doesn't look too confusing. Aegean is being asked why he left and came to Ephesus. He then explains that it's been bad luck (nature) and not any "vile offense" that has brought him there. His very presence is breaking the law, and with that line, he's trying to emphasize that it's not really his fault, just bad luck that has brought him there--essentially, it's a "hey, man, I've done nothing wrong, just a bad situation I couldn't control, so can you go easy on me?" deal. He then talks of his birthplace, his more-or-less happy marriage, and successful merchant business, which took a turn for the worse when his "factor," which I reason to mean someone necessary for the ship to travel, or perhaps his buyer, leaving him to care for the goods that had not been delivered, and kept him from his wife.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320095984047592998.post-60182631810985625682011-01-04T19:59:10.308-08:002011-01-04T19:59:10.308-08:00The mistaken identity thing gets a bit old, but it...The mistaken identity thing gets a bit old, but it is the interactions between those that mistake one for the other that are hilarious to me. I think the old adage that we shouldn't repeat a joke more than 3x was not in play during this era of theatre.<br /><br />I am quite interested in the 1000 marks thing because of a contemporary of Will's--Christopher Marlowe. There are some that have a long held belief that Marlowe and Shakespeare are one in the same. They go so far as to pinpoint the disappearance aka death of Marlowe to the emergence of Will. One of the theories that are propounded is that Marlowe was killed because he owed a considerable amount of money to someone. Perhaps 1000 marks? That crazy Shakespeare could BE that crazy Marlowe! A couple of you may remember the IB Theatre project we did a few years ago (okay, a decade ago) trying to prove/disprove that Marlowe and Shakespare were one and the same. Fascinating debate.Dani D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08535025973529076260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320095984047592998.post-29548546364598626912011-01-03T08:02:43.872-08:002011-01-03T08:02:43.872-08:00In THE BOMB-ITTY, Ranney played Antipholus of Ephe...In THE BOMB-ITTY, Ranney played Antipholus of Ephesus and his own wife, as well as other characters. My favorite scene was when Adriana and her sister, Luciana, rapped a debate about gender issues, while Adriana vented her marital woes and Luciana comforted her, amidst dancing the Electric Slide together. It was simultaneously funny, touching, and thought-provoking. Women continue to struggle with some of the same problems as those discussed in works by Jane Austen, Shakespeare, the Classical playwrights of Ancient Greece, etc. <br /><br />On getting bored: Keep in mind that a script on the page is missing a lot of the elements that make it work on stage. You lack potentially riotous sight gags, the humor actors bring through their performance of exasperated frustration, and the sheer joy of laughing at your own confusion in the audience and/or feeling triumphant when you catch on to the chaos.Susan Stone-Lawrencehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08054497872957062623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5320095984047592998.post-6449036613077079042011-01-02T23:34:21.026-08:002011-01-02T23:34:21.026-08:00WHOA, that's intense.... A of E and D are cray...WHOA, that's intense.... A of E and D are cray cray... or was it F of U? j/k j/k seriously i love it... what's gonna happen in 3? so excited for ya baby :) shall we read the next play together? Let me know :) MWAH!!! btw i'm your first comment here :)Baby Birdhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16540434808807676622noreply@blogger.com