Expressionism
Artistic movement distorting reality to express inner emotion and psychological states rather than objective reality.
Real World
Edvard Munch's painting The Scream — its warped landscape and anguished central figure — captures the Expressionist principle perfectly: the external world is bent and distorted to mirror the protagonist's psychological collapse, not to represent objective reality.
Exam Focus
When analysing Expressionist drama, always connect distorted stage directions or setting to a specific character's internal emotional state.
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