Confusions and Laughter Along the Way

What if I have a long lost twin and my parents are not telling it to me? What if sometimes she's the one talking to my friends and studying in my school? These are the questions that bothered my mind while my classmates were discussing "Comedy of Errors".

Comedy of Errors is actually a play written by William Shakespeare. It is considered one of the shortest play with 16 258 words. The story took place in Ephesus which we call Turkey nowadays. The story is about two twins who were separated by a shipwreck. The twins' names are Antipholus of Ephesus, Antipholus of Syracuse, Dromio of Ephesus and Dromio of Syracuse. Antipholus of Ephesus is with Dromio of Ephesus and the like. Since they have the same names, they are just recognized in the place they lived in.

While my classmate was discussing the story, confusions came along the way. I don't know who's who. Maybe the reason for this was I haven't read the story. But when our teacher was the one who explained it, I was able to understand, a bit.

It taught me a moral that simple mistakes make bigger problems. In the story, people mistaken the twins and simple conversations between them confused them a lot. There are times that Dromio of Syracuse thought that he was talking with Antipholus of Syracuse, but the truth is he's talking with Antipholus of Ephesus. I can't help but to laugh when my classmate was saying parts of the play which is like that.

I can say that this one is different. It caught my attention and though confusions are there, the author was able to make it a comedy piece. But still, there are weaknesses that even us can't avoid.

To sum up, Comedy of Errors is not that great, not that bad. It is not about how good or bad it is, it depends on how it was able to touch the lives of the readers.