Compare and contrast the historical, social and cultural context of both

... Compare and contrast the historical, social and cultural context of both 'Art' by Yasmina Reza and 'The Good Person of Szechuan' Both 'Art' by Yasmina Reza and 'The Good Person of Szechuan' by Bertolt Brecht have been performed worldwide, both playwrights also having the same interest in examining society and the world we live in today. Whilst 'Art' raises a diversity of questions about friendship and art, 'The Good Person of Szechuan' portrays a society of exploitations, evidently showing us how money can order morality. 'Art' by Yasmina Reza is a comedy which explores friendship through the vehicle of art. The plays narrative revolves around three friends, Serge, Marc and Yvan. Serge who expresses a thorough love in art, buys a large, expensive, white canvas painting. However, Marc is sickened by the painting, who thinks of it as a "White piece of shit", and

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