“The judge was always a rascal! Now a rascal is a judge.” Write an essay in support of the statement basing your illustrations on The Caucasian Chalk Circle: By Bertolt Bretch

Introduction;
Change is good and sometimes necessary but there are times when the person who takes over an office may have undesirable qualities just like his predecessor.  These are ironies of life.  Azalar who is rogue takes over from a judge who was equally a crook as brought out in The Caucasian Chalk Circle, true justice is not served.   “Accept any relevant introduction” (2 marks)

Introduction;
Change is good and sometimes necessary but there are times when the person who takes over an office may have undesirable qualities just like his predecessor.  These are ironies of life.  Azalar who is rogue takes over from a judge who was equally a crook as brought out in The Caucasian Chalk Circle, true justice is not served.
  “Accept any relevant introduction”                      (2 marks)

•  Azdak who is the new judge lacks decorum, he sits on the judges chair and peels an apple (p 75) he also sits on the statute book (pg 90).  He exchanges words with Grusha in court (pg 95) ... and you silly girl.....
• Azdak openly asks and receives bribes (pg 77), (pg 75), (pg 94,95)
• He is unconventional in the way he administers justice

1. He allows an accused person to sit on the judge’s chair and he sits on the floor (pg 81)
2. He at one point move from the courtroom to the crime scene (pg 77)  “It does justice good to be done in the open ...”
3. He shaves in court (pg 83) Azdak sits in the floor, shaving...
   Azdak is drunk he allows drinking to take place in the court room.  He shares his drink with the accused pg 84.
   He says “they will hang for drunkness (pg 81)”
   “Azdak sits on the floor, glass in hand .........” (pg 82)
   Pions man, empty a pitehec of wine...
   He favours the poor and let’s them get away with crimes. (pg 84), pg 82), pg 87), pg 92) he favours the weak and the oppressed.
   ​His rulings are not based on the rule of law.  He uses unuthodox means and ancient wisdom to divide on cases (pg 97) he makes a test to decide who the mother to Michael is.

Conclusion;
Azdak is presented as a rascal in his manner of dispensing justice and character.  He comes out as corrupt, dishonest and irrational.  Though his era as judge is described as golden, he has glaring weaknesses, which leads to skewed justice.
“Accept a relevant conclusion” (2 marks)
Lang max 4 marks