Bertold Brecht\'s alienation effect was designed so that theater audiences could

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Bertold Brecht's alienation effect was designed so that theater audiences could

avoid being absorbed in the experience and miss the important political point of theater.

reject ideas of playwrights that might be bad for their character.

reject silly songs and zany behavior so that they could focus on the important work of theater.

become absorbed emotionally in the horrors of the play.

avoid being absorbed in the experience and miss the important political point of theater.

reject ideas of playwrights that might be bad for their character.

reject silly songs and zany behavior so that they could focus on the important work of theater.

become absorbed emotionally in the horrors of the play.

Explanation / Answer

Bertold Brecht's aim was to distance the emotions of the viewers by showing them that the play is artificial. His main goal was to avoid emotional manipulation and to remind the audience that the theater was in fact artificial.

Thus my best guess for the answer would be 'avoid being absorbed in the experience and miss the important political point of theater'. As 'avoid being absorbed in the experience' is definitely corrrect. not too sure about 'miss the important political point of theater'.

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