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Epic Theatres
Beginning of Paper
"Epic Theatre turns the spectator into an observer, but arouses his
capacity for action, forces him to take decisions...the spectator stands
outside, studies." (Bertolt Brecht. Brecht on Theatre. New York:Hill &
Yang, 1964. p37)
The concept of “epic theatre” was brought to li .... Middle of Paper .... on stage, Brecht
believed that the audience must not allow itself to become emotionally
involved in the story. Rather they should, through a series of anti-
illusive devices, feel alienated from it. The effect of this deliberate
exclusion makes it difficult for the audience to empathise with the
characters and their predicament. Thus, they could study the play's
social or political message and not the actual events being performed on
stage. This process is called Verfremdungseffekt, or the alienation effect,
where instead of identifyin ....
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