Texts are created in particular contexts but rely on their readers to make sense of them. ... Without the readers interpreting the texts the contexts would be lost and not be appreciated. ... Away is a play about ordinary Australian life and ordinary Australian people. ... The play Away has been created in historical social and cultural contexts. The creation of these contexts is not enough but and the writer relies ...
The fact the play is set in a school context is an effective vehicle for comedy because it is supposed to be a place of intellect and seriousness so therefore if anything of the opposite happens or irrational it is bound to make some humour. ... Hectors general studies lessons are totally out of the ordinary and not expected by a modern day audience to watch his lessons and the things that happen can see the comic side of it but it doesn't quite lessen the blow of some of the things that occur. ...
They would dress up from head to toe in white, have a plaster cast face and two slits for eyes- whereas Alfieri is an ordinary man in a suit. ... The last scene is cleverly built up with a twist of emotional context between character and audience making this play an absolute success. ... Beatrice says it in this context rather than come straight out and says when are we going to have sex again. ...
