“Drama is based on the Mistake. I think someone is my friend when he really is my enemy, that I am free to marry a woman when in fact she is my mother, that this person is a chambermaid when it is a young nobleman in disguise, that this well-dressed young man is rich when he is really a penniless adventurer, or that if I do this such and such a result will follow when in fact it results in something very different. All good drama has two movements, first the making of the mistake, then the discovery that it was a mistake.” — W. H. Auden
I have gone sick and tired of one of my dorm mates who love to talk about herself. She would always tell us about the gorgeous guys in the university who just asked her out, about how many boyfriends she has had, and so on. Whenever she is around, expect her to grab the limelight.
One night, she entered the room somberly. Out of curiosity, one of my roommates asked her what the matter was. She said she has gotten so confused who to maintain as her boyfriend—either the dazzling George, or the football hunk James. I only had to roll my eyes upon hearing it. She said she had been crying all night, and she doesn’t want to give up any of them.
Such a drama queen, eh? Instead of listening to what she is bragging about, I directed my attention to my book on forex trade. After all, I have better things to do!
