Misunderstanding and embodied communication

Profound farce

“…As Castore remarks, 'within the [play's] first [non-farcical] scene's juridical frame', in which Egeon narrated the story of the separation of the twins, 'the principle of authority transfuses itself into that of narration, so that past events can be ordered and transposed in a linear story'. 59 When Antipholus and Dromio of Ephesus enter the stage and demand retribution for the wrong that has been done to them by Adriana and company, the Duke takes on the role not so much of judge but of careful listener. Having been absent while the farce plot played out, he is the only character on stage who is not biased by what he has seen, but, focusing only on what he hears, can try to make sense of it all.…”