The Caucasian Chalk Circle is a parable written by Brecht utilizing his signature style of epic theater. The narrative follows Grusha, a kitchen maid, who adopts an abandoned child of noble birth, and is forced to flee her home city to avoid persecution. She is eventually caught, and the child is brought back to the city, where a trial is held to determine the true mother.
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German dramatist Bertolt Brecht, through his clash of ideology with the opposing theories of Realism and Naturalism, developed the concepts of "alienation" and "historification" and through these, suc...
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Bertold brecht used his plays to teach and educate audiences andm through this, to get a message across. Brecht was a communist, therefore the types of messages related to this belief as showmn in th...
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