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Philip Goh (8) 3.9 Zephaniah 8 Aug 2005 Language Arts A - Term Three Reading Assignment Question: What is the function of theatre? Firstly, I feel that the question is quite broad in its wording, and the answer to it is likely to change case by case. Theatre is able to transport viewers into a different world and also feed their unconscious mind subliminally rather than explicitly. Even though theatre usually contains some political elements, whether it is revolutionary or serves as propaganda, I feel that the main function of theatre is to comprehend, examine and honor human nature. However, as stated earlier, I do not believe there is a cut-and-dried answer to the question and hence, I believe that there are also many other possible functions of theatre including entertainment, story-telling and politics. In this essay I will attempt to focus on what I feel are the five most important features of theatre and...

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