Notes on Brecht's Theatre

4. DRAMATIC THEATRE EPIC THEATRE Brings an event to life Relates the event Involves the audience and wears down its capacity for action Makes the audience an observer but arouses its capacity for action Helps it to feel Compels it to make Decisions Communicates experiences Communicates insights The audience is projected into an event The audience is confronted with an event Suggestion is used Arguments are used The character is a known quantity The character is subject to investigation Man is unchangeable Man can change and make changes Eyes on the finish Eyes on the course Events move in a straight line Events move in irregular episodes One event follows another Events jump The world as it is The world as it is becoming or might be