Expressionism (idealism)

Question 1

key parts

Answer 1

• alienation and terror
• nightmarish experience
• beyond reality to force identification

Question 2

structure

Answer 2

• episodic
• stage entire story
• modern condition
• contemporary stories that represent life stages

Question 3

agon

Answer 3

• vs society
• effects of capitalist and war
• same forces against man and women
• confrontation with uncaring society
• desire to shock

Question 4

protagonist/ antagonist

Answer 4

• subjective martyrs
• alienated outsiders
• no agency

Question 5

mode

Answer 5

• flat
• ordinary
• everyday

Question 6

target

Answer 6

• representational

- telegraphic

Question 7

style

Answer 7

-formal

Question 8

approach

Answer 8

• tragedy

- life as protagonist sees it

Question 9

purpose

Answer 9

ideological

• alienation
• universal and destructive

Question 10

perspective

Answer 10

• political
• skeptical of change
• pessimistic

Question 11

producing

Answer 11

-use taxes/state theatres

Question 12

staging

Answer 12

• ludic
• exaggerated acting
• nightmarish environment
• changing clothes