Play Comparison
The two plays that I have studied are ‘The Crucible’ by Arthur Miller and ‘The Caucasian Chalk Circle’ by Bertolt Brecht.
To be able to compare the two plays we first have to understand that the authors come from very different backgrounds. Miller is American and Brecht is German. For a start these two countries were enemies in war, which will cause these two authors to have many different opinions and very different upbringings. Historically, Germany and America have different views on many a topic including capitalism, government, power, corruption and war. These are all very important issues that these authors would have looked at from different and often opposing angles. As countries, they have opposing visions. Germany believes in collective achievement, which means that when people work together as a group or a team they can achieve anything. They think that by using teamwork absolutely any target can be reached, that the power of a group id ultimate. American however believes in the American Dream. This means that any one person, any individual can achieve anything. They think that every person has the ability to get whatever it is that they want, regardless of their background or beliefs. A common example of this is in America they say that whoever you are, you could one day become the American President. As you can see, these views are against each other.
