... audience in the theatre "becoming" the inmates to whom Winston delivers his speech; creating a play-within-a-play situation. This disturbing ending allows audiences to think about the existence of man and the injustices and prejudices of the time. Fugard aim with this was making audiences aware of degradation and dehumanising of people and the ultimate transcendence of human identity, dignity ... Brecht has previously demanded of Epic Theatre. However, many Brechtian inspired alienation techniques can be seen in his play Equus (1973). Martin Dysart, a character in the play, disregards th...

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