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Berlot Brecht was a German dramatist who is best known for his creation of what is called Epic Theatre. Basing many of his ideas upon those of Karl Marx, Brecht developed a political theatre, which was designed to change society by changing the way people thought. The Caucasian Chalk Circle, written by Brecht in 1944, was a play performed mainly for those members of the bourgeois society, who of which were the basis of his theories. He analysed the social relations that determined action within such a society, and rejected the idea of Dramatic Theatre, which was Aristotle’s view. The Prologue and the first two scenes within the play conform to Epic Theatre through the use of the verfremdungseffekt, montage, and interruptions such as the singer. Through the use of such techniques, one is able to see how such a play demonstrates the oppositions between Epic and Dramatic theatre, and how Brecht has used Epic theatre to bring forth an idea or meaning for the audience to consider while entertaining the audience. In Dramatic theatre, the spectator is apart of the play, and shares the experience. However, in Epic, the spectator (audience) stands outside and studies, observes. Brecht’s theory was the more distance achieved, the more the audience is able to understand the lesson of the play. This is shown in the Prologue where we find a play within a play, which distances the audience from the story as it reminds us that we are just watching a play.
Approximate Word count = 909
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