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Unit 4: Contemporary and Devised Drama
Quick questions on Brecht and epic theatre: WACE Year 12 Drama Unit 4
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What is the alienation effect?Show answer
The alienation effect, often described as making the familiar strange, is Brecht's central principle. By disrupting the smooth illusion, it distances the audience just enough to keep them thinking. The aim is not to remove all feeling but to prevent the audience from being absorbed so completely that they stop judging the events. Every other convention serves this principle in some way.
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