1. What are the stages of development in Grusche’s relationship with Michael? At what point does she accept him as her own? Who do you think should get the child?
a. At first, Grusche shows pity towards Michael as he is a baby who has been easily forgotten and unwanted by his own mother. She is reluctant to take care of him as she tries to hide him under a blanket but out of sympathy, she eventually takes him with her. She soon abandons him at a doorstep with hopes of leaving him in the care of another person. She feels unsettled about it and returns to take Michael back as she becomes to accept him as her own. Gradually she becomes attached to Michael as she even risks her life for him. I believe Grusche should get the child because unlike the original mother, she genuinely loves and cares for him. She risked her life and took the time to raise the child unlike the original mother who was too preoccupied with her dresses than to care about her son.
2. Is Azdak just a judge?
a. As a judge of the law, one must act respectfully and honorably, however, Azdak does not do either. He uses the sacred law book as a pillow to sit on, accepts bribes and does not respect the parties that come before him to be judged. He passes nonsensical judgment and favors those who are powerless such as the poor, the oppressed and criminals who are good at heart. Instead of listening to one case at a time, he hears different cases at once and mixes up the facts pertaining to each of them. In the end of the play, it is because of the mixed up facts, that he passes a judgment of which he did not intend on doing. Although he does not intend on being an entirely just judge, his judgment lets everyone get what they really deserve.
3. What elements of this play and production are typical of epic theatre?
a. A typical epic theatre includes techniques of fragmentation, contrast and contradictions and interruptions. This play certainly has aspects of an epic theatre as the actors would halt during a scene and talk to the crowd by stirring up some laughter. For example, Steven the guard would wink at the audience when making jokes to Grusche. The scenes in the play are very fragmented as they abruptly jump from one story to another .
4. What is the role of music and song in this play?
a. I believe that musi c and song help to emphasize and show the inner feelings and thought of characters as characters such as Grusche sings about her feelings.

5. At what moments during the production is the audience required to “work”?
a. I feel that the audience was required to work throughout the play as the backgrounds/settings of each scene were very simple, allowing and forcing the audience to use their imaginations to understand the scene. The fact that the characters are each exaggerated and larger than life also makes the audience work as they have to find out what point Brecht is trying to explain through that certain character.