The underlying subtext here is that native language belongs at home and not at school. |
The comedy is, however, pusillanimously counterweighted with a solemn and Oprah-ish subtext that these are way important issues. |
The jaunty works, populated by animals, have a lot to say to an audience thirsty for fun and a dark subtext. |
The placing of this paean in the mouth of Cranmer would defuse any audience disapproval of a Mariological subtext. |
Perhaps as a moralizing subtext, Alexander piped in a recording of a monastic chant of Psalm 51, a prayer for the remission of sins. |
As with her use of subtext, Griffith is quite modern in her use of setting to shed light on the psychology of her characters. |