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Despite the Australian context, The Removalists, is able to dramatize convincingly issues, which are relevant to any society. Discuss.
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Despite the Australian context, The Removalists, is able to dramatize convincingly issues, which are relevant to any society. Discuss. In the play, The Removalists, Williamson uses the Australian context to help dramatize various convincing issues, which are relevant to society. The use of typical colloquial language and idioms in the play are the only features particularly related to the Australian context. Other features such as setting, stagecraft, lighting, and costumes remain common and universal to all society. Together with the characters of Simmond, Ross, Kate, Kenny, Fiona and the removalist, the central themes of power, authoritarianism, violence, confrontation between sexes and prejudice are well illustrated. It is through The Removalists that Williamson make the audience aware of the corruption in society and contrary within life. The title of the play, The Removalists, directly and metaphorically suggests the police are "removing" the scandals from society through which abusive power is used. It...
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