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What was the name of the effect Brecht used to create distance between the audience and the events on stage?

  • Verfremdungseffekt

  • Gesamtkunstwerk

  • The Fourth Wall

  • The Magic If

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Bertolt Brecht used the Verfremdungseffekt, or alienation effect, to create distance between the audience and the events on stage. This technique encouraged the audience to think critically about the story and its implications, rather than becoming emotionally involved with the characters.
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