Mother Courage and Her Children Bertolt Brecht 1898-1956 Mother Courage and Her Children

Aristotelian Theatre Unity of Time Unity of Place Unity of Action Emotional Catharsis Naturalism/Realism Theatrical Illusion

Epic Theatre Episodic Plot Structure Setting the Stage Historification Acting Style Song

Alienation Effect Verfremdungseffect- translates as to make strange

To think, to write or produce a play also means to transform society, to transform the state, to subject ideologies to close scrutiny. -Bertolt Brecht-

Mother Courage and Her Children

About Mother Courage and Her Children Brecht said, that he wanted to show that “war, which is a continuation of business by other means, makes the human virtues fatal to their possessors.”