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What effect does Brechts alienation technique have on the common man during the play, and to the audience?
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The common man is effectively the audience(if you think that the majority of people watching the play would be a base and crafty figure who dons different costumes to enact the roles of More's...
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The brecht alienation technique makes the audience feel involved in the play. Unlike traditional plays where the audience watches the play take place on a stage, Bolt use of the common man reminds the audience that they are really one in the same and that the common man is the audience.
i cant remember the quotes but something along the lines of "the sixteenth century is the year of the common man, just like all other years" and "if you see me around, recognise me"
hope that sorta helps although im like 2 years 2 late XD
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