America for the duration of the Second World War. During this time he wrote many plays to express his inherent opposition to the Nazis. these included: List of Galileo, Mother Courage and Her Children, The Good Person of Szechwan, and The Caucasian Chalk Circle.(5) Many Germans and artist of the period did not concur with Nazi ideology. Those who were discovered were many times arrested, sent to concentration camps, and/or executed. This caused many to “accept” the ideals of the Fascist Party
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particular trial you will be exploring Bertolt Brecht’s Epic Theatre and you are required to demonstrate your selection and use of complex performance skills for this task and standard. The texts on offer this year are Bertolt Brecht’s: “The Caucasian Chalk Circle” which was written in 1943-45. The play is about a peasant girl who, rescues a baby and becomes a better mother than its rich parents. Initially taking ideas form the biblical story and putting a mothers’ love to the test. Brecht’s “The Good
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