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Bertolt Brecht is a German playwright who became the leading practitioner of “epic theatre.” Epic theatre’s purpose is not to immerse the audience and suspend their disbelief. It is meant to force them to see their world as it is. His most well known work is The Good Person of Szechwan.

Q: Why would a playwright not want you to become immersed in the play?


Sagot :

Answer:

a playwright like Bertolt Brecht who break the 4th wall instead of alienating the audience want the audience to think about the messages in the play such as social or political and apply them to reality instead of just watching them as  a story.

Explanation:

in short he wanted to convey messages in his plays that he wated people to think about.