Bertolt Brecht :: Drama

Bertolt Brecht.Brecht was born Augsburg, Germany in 1898. He then go to universityin Munich in 1917. It was while he was at university that he witnessedthe Bolshevistic Revolution which was the premier position to bring him.Brecht wanted what had occurred in Russia to restate itself in Germanyas he saw all there was to fetch from a Revolution. This was the firstinfluence that gave Brecht his voice in social and policy-making issues.In 1918 Brecht was called up for beingness War 1 as a medical orderly.Here he witnessed any(prenominal) 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 turn caused him to bein opposition to those internationalistic opinionated political powers. Hesaw them as being capitalistic populations, sending innocent men to bemurdered meaninglessly, for their own efficient profitable gain. Hefelt misery as the human authorisation completely c ontradicted its entiremeaning by the brute actions of humans more or less 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 after 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 spring chicken of Brechts later well-known work,which inhabited a more grievous quality. His work looks at theincapability one has to have power everywhere the lust and greed in theworld. He uses the element of shock in his plays as he relates to his intense for change 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 observe real theatre andthe cabaret, parts of theatre he never knew existed. This influencemade him more culturally aware and gave him the knowledge to develophis work. aesthetic theatre was influenced by expressionalism, the use ofvarious 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 diametric means in which to convey his politicalmessage. He used news-real, projections and captions to acquaint thebackground knowledge of the play. He also used great let loose scenes,perceived in traditional Broadway or West- End performances, todemonstrate the implication of the play.