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The alienation effect in German epic theater is achieved not only through the actors, but also through music (chorus and song) andsets (transparencies, film strips, etc.). Its main purpose is to place the staged events in their historical context.

Bertolt Brecht

It’s never too late for those whose time has come.
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Come Late never Too
Their peace and their war Are like wind and storm. War grows from their peace.
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Peace Storm War Wind
The shrill voices of those who give orders Are full of fear like the squeakings of Piglets awaiting the butcher’s knife, as their fat arses Sweat with anxiety in their office chairs…. Fear rules not only those who are ruled, but The rulers too.
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Knives Order Sweat
Whenever there are great virtues, it’s a sure sign something’s wrong.
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Great Something Virtue Wrong
The rain Never falls upwards. When the wound Stops hurting What hurts is The scar.
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Fall Hurt Rain
Even hatred of vileness Distorts a mans features.
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Features Hatred
When you name yourself, you always name another.
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Always Another Names
Schoenberg is too melodious for me, too sweet.
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Musical Schoenberg Sweet
The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn When teachers themselves are taught to learn.
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Crazy Literature Teacher
He who speaks of enemies , himself is the enemy.
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Enemy Himself Speak
One must live well to know what living is.
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Knows Live Must Well
Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are.
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Change Moving Stay Strong
When something seems ‘the most obvious thing in the world’ it means that any attempt to understand the world has been given up.
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Mean World
The newspaper The dog Dialectics Showering, swimming Old music Comfortable shoes Comprehension New music Writing, planting Traveling Singing Being friendly
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Comfortable Dog Newspaper Planting Shoe Singing
Recently my fingers have developed a prejudice against comparatives. They all follow this pattern: a squirrel is smaller than a tree; a bird is more musical than a tree.
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Bird Perspective Squirrels
The defeats and victories of the fellows at the top aren’t always defeats and victories for the fellows at the bottom.
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Defeat Sunset Victory

The alienation effect in German epic theater is achieved not only through the actors, but also through music (chorus and song) andsets (transparencies, film strips, etc.). Its main purpose is to place the staged events in their historical context.

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The alienation effect in German epic theater is achieved not only through the actors, but also through music (chorus and song) andsets (transparencies, film strips, etc.). Its main purpose is to place the staged events in their historical context.

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