"Good person of Sezuan" play poster and brochure (METU Players, 2002)

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2002

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"The Good Man of Sezuan" (Die gute Mensch von Sezuan) is the 20th century novel by the famous German writer Bertolt Brecht. It is a theater play that he wrote at the beginning of the century and was staged in 1943. Work, It is written in Brecht's "epic theatre" style and critically examines social problems and human nature. considers it from perspective. The play begins with the descent of the Gods to earth in a poor and morally corrupt society. While the gods travel the world to find out whether people are good or bad, only Shen Te They see a prostitute named helping them. Shen Te's benevolence, their God He is very pleased and they give him wealth as a reward. However, Shen Te cannot use this wealth properly because the people around him do not want his goodness. He starts to abuse it. Shen Te disguises himself as a masked man to help people and acts as a strict employer under the name "Shui Ta". However, this behavior caused Shen Te's inner It causes conflicts and struggle to hide his identity. "The Good Man of Caesarea" is known as an example of Brecht's understanding of political theatre. Game, It aims to entertain the audience while also making them think. human nature While discussing the complexity and social problems, we also understand that people can change and It also gives hope that it can transform society.

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METU theater plays, Art on campus, Good person of Sezuan

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/106356
https://bellek.metu.edu.tr/handle/11511/106356

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