The Caucasian Chalk Circle

hostile or hold violent behaviors or attitudes toward another ready to attack or to confront their prey or intruders. By studying animal behavior, humans gain insight on their own. Feelings such as revenge, happiness, anger, have evolved and have become emotions that relate to survival of the fittest which relates to animals and humans (cite source). Survival of the fittest is Charles Darwin’s theory on reproduction and success in an environment, and how animals adapt to that specific environment. In an environment, animals become extremely territorial and protective. Konrad Lorenz ‘On Aggression’, relates to behaviors and ulterior motives in the following plays: The Homecoming by Harold Pinter, Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen, and The Caucasian Chalk Circle by Bertolt Brecht. In The Homecoming, Harold Pinter is inspired to have the play’s setting take place in a room, specifically a room in an old house. Rooms in the play are very significant. The characters in the play have a very dysfunctional relationship. Pinter strives to represent a realistic household. The father Max has three children, Teddy, Lenny, Joey, and a brother, Sam. Teddy pays a visit to his family who all display aggressive behavior. When they find that he’s brought his wife Ruth with him, they begin to feel protective over their territory. Lenny offers Ruth, Teddy’s wife a glass of water shares with her his experience with a couple of women, and what they has done to them to scare Ruth away. He tells Ruth…

with grief the mother holds her now dead son and visibly screams but with no sound one could argue that this represents her inner turmoil and in the reality of the play she would not show any emotion she would grieve to herself and not let her other children see her pain. On the other hand some could say that this shows that she had no control over her situations in life and represents how society killed her son and she had no control over his death. (My.vanderbilt.edu, 2015) Fabel- This is how…

One of the four children’s research rights is to keep the children 's privacy. The observer has to keep all concealment of identity of the child and all of the information that is collected. As a result, Chloe was the fake name I give the child I was observing. Chloe is a two year old Caucasian girl. She has dirty blonde hair and blue eyes. Chloe is a very social, active, and also independent girl. Chloe plays with her friends and classmates, but she seems to also enjoy playing and doing things…