
This year’s Shakespeare on the Common featured All’s Well That Ends Well. It’s one of Shakespeare’s lesser known plays, and for good reason – neither the story nor the characters were particularly sympathetic or even likeable. Originally classified as a comedy, it is now considered a problem play, so named because it cannot be categorized neatly as a tragedy or comedy. Although the show was well-acted as always, the story made little sense, boiling down to boy meets girl, girl forces boy to marry her, boy cheats on girl, girl tricks boy into bed, girl gets pregnant and confronts boy, then boy marries girl … again. Despite the ridiculous story line, it made for a nice summer outing in the park with delicious take-out Chinese food and some intense games of Boggle with friends before the show. We also caught the latest and final movie from the Harry Potter saga last weekend. This was actually the first movie we’ve seen in the theater since the last Harry Potter movie came out a year ago. It was fun seeing how much the kids have grown over the past decade, although it also reminded us of how much we’ve aged ourselves. Meanwhile, my last week of night float as a senior will be coming up in a week. Already, I can recall my memories of the fun and chaos of the owl shift at the MEEI emergency room. I am sure there’ll be stories to tell.