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May 14, 2025
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
READ MORERead 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
READ MOREThemes in The Caucasian Chalk Circle JUSTICE Brecht emphasizes the importance of justice in the society. He explores the expectations, roles, and failures of law enforcement agencies like the courts, judges, lawyers, political leaders and armed forces who are meant to facilitate the process of justice delivery in the society. Justice is a key component
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