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A man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time he’ll give him sixpence. But the second time it’ll only be a three penny bit. And if he sees him a third time, he’ll have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.

Bertolt Brecht

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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Art Epic Film History Purpose Song
I opened the man’s skull and messed about with his brains. I saw how they patched fellows up, so as to cart them back to the Front as quickly as they could.
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Brains Cart Front Patch Skull
First feed the face, then talk right and wrong.
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Faces Firsts Talk
Those who have had no share in the good fortunes of the mighty Often have a share in their misfortunes.
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Fortune Good Mighty Share
I don’t trust him. We’re friends.
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Friendship Negative Trust
Life is short and so is money.
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Cute Life Money Short
To live means to finesse the processes to which one is subjugated.
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Finesse Mean Process
We often do not know ourselves the grounds On which we act, though plain to others.
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Ground Knows Others Ourselves
People cannot remain good unless good is expected of them.
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Expected Good People Remain
Grub first, then ethics.
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Cooking First Food
Of all the works of man I like best Those which have been used. The copper pots with their dents and flattened edges The knives and forks whose wooden handles Have been worn away by many hands: such forms Seemed to me the noblest.
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Approaching Folk Hands Knives Men
Though the rich of this earth find no difficulty in creating misery, they can’t bear to see it.
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Bears Creating Earth
On thinking about Hell, I gather My brother Shelley found it was a place Much like the city of London.
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Brother Cities Thinking
The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news.
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Laughing Laughter Men
…it is simplicity that is difficult to make.
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Design Difficult Simplicity Software
Unhappy the land that is in need of heroes.
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Happiness Hero Land

A man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time he’ll give him sixpence. But the second time it’ll only be a three penny bit. And if he sees him a third time, he’ll have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.

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A man who sees another man on the street corner with only a stump for an arm will be so shocked the first time he’ll give him sixpence. But the second time it’ll only be a three penny bit. And if he sees him a third time, he’ll have him cold-bloodedly handed over to the police.

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