The Caucasian Chalk Circle The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Brecht uses epic theatre to bring forth an idea or meaning for the audience to consider while entertaining the audience. Epic theatre involves the use of alienation techniques to distance the viewer from the story but still concentrate on the overall meaning. The person who just views the story would likely take it as fantasy and not reach the true depth of the play. Brecht shocks …showed first 75 words of 878 total…

…showed last 75 words of 878 total…Marxist society, is shown to have harder implications for the poor than the even distribution of wealth which is the main emphasis of the Marxist state. The Marxist law is not equated with justice for all rather justice for the upper classes, or class justice, where the rich get richer and the poor get poorer. By Michael McAuliffe, Western Australia, email: aussiemmc@icqmail.com Bibliography The Caucasian Chalk Circle, Bertolt Brecht, Published by Methuen Press