Journal 22...
The Comedy of Errors should for the most part be viewed in a presentational style. At first I thought that a representational style would be better because I don't like we actors are overtly funny with the audience, I prefer the actors to ignore the audience and focus on the play as if it were real life. But thinking about the way that this play is it would make more sense if the presentational style was used. This play is very funny and it should not be take quiet a serious as it would be in the representational style. The actors would be able to seek out the laughs from the audience and make their characters more enjoyable. In this play there are a few scenes were their is dialogue between just two people, and the way that it is written it can come off confusing if the actors are being serious about what is being said. If they are too read and act the lines in the presentational style with gestures towards the audience and over acting what they are saying more, the dialogue can become more understandable and enjoyable.
Easier to Understand
I agree, Comedy of Errors, should be viewed this way because it makes the Shakespearian language easier to understand. With the play written using that kind of language, alot of things can get lost in translation if the words were just spoken. The jokes, especially, can be hard to understand if actions and facial features aren't used dramatically to let us know we should be laughing. Putting the play on this way helps the audience with the language barrier that everyone struggles with in Shakespeare.
very true...
It really does make more sense to be able to see the facial feautures of the actors, and its extremely helpful when they are overly dramatic.
Exactly
Exactly, because even though Shakespeare is writing in english, it's fairly archaic english. I know that when I read the plays it was helpful to have a dictionary handy for especially hard words. So even seeing it acted out, the language can be hard to grasp if the actors aren't making the words clear with their facial expressions and gestures.