Agatha feels she has to run away to avoid marriage because she doesn't have a choice. She is not allowed to choose who she marries. This shows that in Ancient Greek culture marriages were arranged for the women. They were not given a choice to marry for love. Also, this shows that marriage is something that is expected once a person reaches a certain age.
The writer's world is another way of saying; "The scene that is being set for the story to be told. Time, Location, Characters, Mood, Situation, etc.
For example, If you were telling a story about Dungeons and Dragons, perhaps you would mention that the main characters, Corlon, a Fighter and Esmerelda, a Sorceress are Trapped in a Dragon's Cave guarded by a Large one-eyed Cyclops and a Very Large Hungry Green Dragon. And so on.
C. Commas is what sets apart an appositive