Expressionism

Question 1

What was the aim of expressionism?

Answer 1

Expressionists aimed to create artistic images of their inner feelings, thoughts and fantasies

Question 2

What was the expressionists’ intention?

Answer 2

To explore the sub-conscious and unconscious mind

Question 3

How were expressionist plays ‘centred’ in comparison to other plays?

Answer 3

Expressionist plays were theme or idea-centred as opposed to plot or conflict-centred like the structure of the ‘well-made’ play

Question 4

What did expressionism and epic theatre share in terms of staging?

Answer 4

They both used anti-realistic staging

Question 5

What did expressionism and epic theatre share in terms of their ‘message’?

Answer 5

They both protested against the social order and capitalism and are both message-centred

Question 6

What did expressionism and epic theatre share in terms of structure?

Answer 6

They used an episodic structure where the plot does not necessarily develop in a chronological fashion