Act one of The History Boys is very 'banterous'. On numerous occasions we see the the boys mimicking scenes from films, this highlights the play being a comedy. Also the way the teacher refers to this space of time as 'silly time', it makes the teacher to pupil bond seem strong as they are able to act so informal around each other and this makes the play more comedic as a teacher wouldn't usually use that terminology.
This leads on to the explanation we get of the character Hector. We are introduced to him as an eccentric character with an innovative way of teaching. After getting to know the character and beginning to grow a liking for him we find out that he, actually, isn't such a nice character as he molests the children. From the point i found this out onwards I did begin to see the character Hector as extremely inappropriate. I start to see his actions and the way he speaks all differently to how i did before i knew he molested the children. What shocked me lots about this situation, something that also sparked good conversation, was the fact that the children are so 'up for it' and they don't actually do anything to try and stop it, also the character Posner comes across as disappointed when Hector wont 'mess around' with him.
