The use of the 'alienation effect' in Jean Anouilh's Antigone and Bertolt Brecht's Mother Courage an

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... Gabler or Creon's dialogue with Antigone was missing, the plays would not make sense as they are more linear and confined to a type/perception of continuity. In Mother Courage there is repetition, representation in attitude making up a constant argument. This strengthens the arguement and forces itself upon the audience who are compelled to question both its existance (in other words, why war?) and consequences.

As Brecht rejects orthodox ideas and strengths, so does Anouilh to an extent, although still using it's recognition attributes to ward the audience to reflect its opposite (the stereotypical nurse who is common and unimaginative raises awareness of the opposing attributes in Antigone for the audience to recognise). Antigone is made to realise her own destiny to provide her brother with a traditional burial, so made to have too much self awareness for a real character, again arousing awareness of her character and question her cause. She rebels against authority for its own sake. By going against orthodox methods, Anouilh presents the youngest daughter to be the uglier one.

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