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Satire in The Caucasian Chalk Circle (by Bertolt Brecht)

Satire Bertolt Brecht uses the play to criticize the society, its various institutions and practices. Satire is commonly used in plays because it has the advantage of criticizing without annoying the subjects and the audience. It achieves this through its use of humour and an indirect approach. The play satirises capitalism, the ruling class, the

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Thematic concerns in Imbuga’s Betrayal in the City

Thematic concerns in Imbuga’s Betrayal in the City Dictatorship/ bad governance The play Betrayal in the City us an illustration of how bad governance can wreck a country. Kafira is depicted as an African country plagued by bad governance and the many ills that thrive in that climate including corruption, nepotism and favouritism and brutality

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Song as a style in Brecht’s The Caucasian Chalk Circle

Songs Songs are an important part of the play especially since the story told by Arkadi is itself in the form of a song. Together with his four singers, he uses songs stylistically to facilitate the delivery of the play. The function of songs alternates between: developing the plot by giving more information about characters

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The Caucasian Chalk Circle (by Bertolt Brecht) Excerpt question 3

1. Read the extract below the answer all the questions that follow The procession turns into the gateway. Again the ADJUTANT lingers behind. He waits. Enter the wounded rider form the doorway. To IRONSHIRTS of the Palace Guard have taken up positions by the gateway. ADJUTANT (to RIDER): The Governor does not wish to receive

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The Caucasian Chalk Circle (by Bertolt Brecht) Excerpt question 2

Read the excerpt below and then answer the questions that follows A peasant’s cottage appears. GRUSHA: (to the CHILD): Noontime, eating time. Now we’ll sit hopefully in the grass, while the good Grusha goes and buys a little pitcher of milk. (She lays the CHILD down and knocks at the cottage door. An OLD MAN

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The Caucasian Chalk Circle (By Bertolt Brecht) Excerpt question

Read the following excerpt and answer the questions that follow. THE CAUCASIAN CHALK CIRCLE GRUSHA (to the CHILD): Noontime is meal time. Now we’ll sit hopefully in the grass, while he good Grusha goes and buys a little pitcher of milk. (She lays the CHILD down and knocks at the cottage door. An old man

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Betrayal in the City (by Francis Imbuga)- Essay questions

Drama : Betrayal In the city :Francis Imbuga 1. “The guilty will never escape punishment.” Basing your answer on Francis Imbuga’s Betrayal in the city, Write an essay to show the veracity of this statement. To view more question go to: https://sites.google.com/site/kkiarien/httpssitesgooglecomsitekkiarien/essayquestionsonbetrayalinthecity

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