Third Place Essay Success for Ariel

The topic of Ariel’s essay was “The importance of timing in one of Shakespeare’s plays” and she chose to write about The Comedy of Errors, one of Shakespeare’s early plays. Ariel performed in the Dunedin Summer Shakespeare’s production of The Comedy of Errors earlier this year and so she was able to use this experience to inform her writing.

Here’s how Ariel summarised the main ideas of her essay:

“I wrote about the dramatic tension of the play, how the confusion of the characters escalates, and the audience is constantly on the edge of their seat. I also unpacked how the actors would need to perform the play in order to achieve the best timing, influenced by my own experiences.”

Being named as a finalist meant that Ariel attended the National Shakespeare Festival in Wellington during King’s Birthday Weekend, along with Trinity’s Love’s Labour’s Lost performance group. 

We are delighted to report that Ariel received a third placing for her essay, which was announced during the National Festival over the weekend. Congratulations, Ariel! We are extremely proud of your achievement.