The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui
Style and Technique
Bertolt Brecht’s style in "The Resistible Rise of Arturo Ui" is marked by deliberate theatricality and cold irony, emphasizing the detachment of the narrative. The language is rich in allusions, grotesque comparisons, and sharp contrasts, allowing the author to lay bare the ugly essence of power and crime. Brecht masterfully employs the techniques of epic theatre: he breaks the illusion of reality by addressing the audience directly, inserting chronicle-like interludes, commentary, and songs that become independent artistic elements. The structure of the play resembles a chronicle, with each scene a separate episode built on parallels with historical events. Concise dialogues, laden with subtext, and the deliberately coarse language of the characters create a sense of documentary precision, while satirical imagery and symbolism turn the story into an allegorical fable about the mechanisms of evil. Brecht skillfully blends the tragic and the comic, using parody, hyperbole, and grotesque to expose the absurdity and cruelty of totalitarian power, making the language of the work sharp, expressive, and multilayered.
