Betrolt Brecht’s “Life of Galileo”, depicts key episodes in the life of the great Italian physicist, Galileo Galilei. The central concern of the play is the essential conflict between Galileo and the Catholic Church. The scientist’s ‘heretical’ discoveries about the solar system brought him to the attention of the Inquisition and led ultimately to his theories being silenced by the Church. It seems that Galileo’s supposal, that put the sun at the …showed first 75 words of 692 total…

…showed last 75 words of 692 total…he said was wrong- on the contrary he was the one advocating the truth- but because he challenged those in authority. As the play progresses, we realise Galileo faces a losing battle. His very human fragility is his undoing. We must however, give him credit as a realist. One man cannot successfully oppose such a powerful authority. With the threat of torture and death the Church silences Galileo. Why? Because the truth challenges their power.