This thesis is primarily concerned with Caryl Churchill and Edward Bond&rsquo / s attempts to implement Brechtian methods of Verfremdungseffekt with the same artistic intent of social
change in their plays, Mad Forest and Red, Black and Ignorant. In order to provoke critical and objective thinking, and action for positive change, both of the playwrights make use of
Brechtian Verfremdungseffekt techniques of characterization, open-endedness, episodic structure, and audio-visual aids. These techniques let the playwrights present familiar situations, actions and attitudes as if they were unfamiliar so that they could be alienated and evaluated with a critical eye by the audience and the reader. In addition to studying the
Brechtian elements in these two plays, this thesis argues that there is a point which drifts Bond&rsquo / s Red, Black and Ignorant from Brechtian dramaturgy and Churchill&rsquo / s Mad Forest / the
point is that Red, Black and Ignorant includes non-Brechtian character design aspects and lack of Brechtian audio-visual aids.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:METU/oai:etd.lib.metu.edu.tr:http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12615391/index.pdf |
| Date | 01 January 2013 |
| Creators | Yonkul, Ayse |
| Contributors | Yildiz Bagce, Hulya |
| Publisher | METU |
| Source Sets | Middle East Technical Univ. |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | M.A. Thesis |
| Format | text/pdf |
| Rights | To liberate the content for public access |
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