Sadness In Cosi
Practice Essay 1
Despite the comedy in Cosi, there is an underlying sadness to the play. ‘ Discuss’
Written through the experiences of the Vietnam War, Louis Nowra conveys ‘Cosi’ as a comedy in spite of the underlying of unhaplk in the play. The play [is] set in Melbourne in 1971 in a mental institution during a time of warfare and undergoing global political changes of the fears of communist expansion into the western world. Lewis Riley the protagonist and the director of Cosi fan tutte undergoes several political and personal changes during and after the play. At times, there is an absence of light on stage which symbolises the sadness in the play as well as an indication of sadness through some characters such as Julie, Henry and Doug.
Despite the comedy in Cosi, there is an underlying sadness to the play. ‘ Discuss’
Written through the experiences of the Vietnam War, Louis Nowra conveys ‘Cosi’ as a comedy in spite of the underlying of unhaplk in the play. The play [is] set in Melbourne in 1971 in a mental institution during a time of warfare and undergoing global political changes of the fears of communist expansion into the western world. Lewis Riley the protagonist and the director of Cosi fan tutte undergoes several political and personal changes during and after the play. At times, there is an absence of light on stage which symbolises the sadness in the play as well as an indication of sadness through some characters such as Julie, Henry and Doug.