Bertolt Brecht :: Drama

Bertolt Brecht.Brecht was born Augsburg, Germany in 1898. He then attended universityin Munich in 1917. It was while he was at university that he witnessedthe loss Revolution which was the first event to influence him.Brecht wanted what had occurred in Russia to repeat itself in Germanyas he saw all there was to gain from a Revolution. This was the firstinfluence that gave Brecht his voice in social and political issues.In 1918 Brecht was called up for World War 1 as a medical orderly. here(predicate) he witnessed some of the worst medical injuries created by thewar. This experience made him an extreme pacifist. This was the secondmost influential event that took place which in fling caused him to bein opposition to those international opinionated political powers. Hesaw them as being capitalist populations, sending innocent men to bemurdered meaninglessly, for their own efficient profitable gain. Hefelt misery as the human potential completely contradicted its entiremeaning by the fauna actions of humans around the world.Marxism was the influence that gave Brecht hope that there was goodwithin humans although some needed re-awakening. He had seen theRussian Revolution and witnessed the collapse of Germany aft(prenominal) WorldWar 1 and the fall of the Royal Family of Europe. This all influencedBrecht to write his first play Baal in 1918. This raw play andepisodic structure was the young person of Brechts later well-known work,which inhabited a more grotesque quality. His work looks at theincapability one has to have power over the craving and greed in theworld. He uses the element of shock in his plays as he relates to hisyearning for transfigure and fury at his experiences. It was this yearningto bring change via the use of shock that bought us epic theatre.In 1922 Brecht went to Berlin and this experienced gave him theinfluence for all his later work. Here he observed real theatre andthe cabaret, move of theatre he never knew existed. This influencem ade him more culturally aware and gave him the knowledge to develophis work.Aesthetic theatre was influenced by expressionalism, the use of unhomogeneous scenes without any rational order. He discarded Drawing roomcomedy, realism and naturalism. Instead he took influences from EdwinPiscator whom considered theatre as a device for political education.Edwin Piscator used different means in which to convey his politicalmessage. He used news-real, projections and captions to portray thebackground knowledge of the play. He also used long chorus scenes,perceived in traditional Broadway or West- End performances, todemonstrate the significance of the play.