Angus, a working-class narrator, addresses the audience directly to introduce the gritty and hypocritical world of 1828 Edinburgh. He establishes the contrast between the city's 'Enlightenment' reputation and the reality of its impoverished citizens and debauched medical students.
ANGUS: Welcome to Edinburgh. It is the year of our Lord eighteen twenty eight. They’re calling this the “Scottish Enlightenment”. Enlightenment? You could have fooled me. I mean, look at the state of them! The only people round here looking to be enlightened are the Medical Students. And don’t get m
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