Master Of Ceremonies

The function of the musical numbers in this movie are to further illustrate the points of the movie. For example, the number about money points to the fact that the most important thing to many people in this time period is money. They do the things they do and act the way they act just to earn a buck or, in this case, a mark. The number where the performers on the stage turn into a form of burlesque soldier calls attention to the fact that the Nazi soldiers think very highly of themselves. They are becoming a more prominent entity who beat up people in back alleys as retribution. These all serve a specific purpose which is to call our attention to the ridiculous or important things going on in the world around us or around the actors and actresses. The scene with the Master of Ceremonies and the person in the monkey costume illustrates a few different points. I think it was mainly

Fritz starts out only wanting to be with Natalia because she is from a wealthy family but ends up actually falling in love with her. When she tells him they cannot be together, he is crushed and asks why. He seems to think that her reasoning, her being Jewish, is pretty ridiculous. This is especially made clear to the audience when he reveals his own secret of being Jewish. The Master of Ceremonies sings a song about how he wishes the world would see his “girl” the way he does through his own eyes. If only they could see how amazing she is, despite her religion, her boisterous nature, or in the case of the performance, a monkey, then the world would understand how great of a person she really is. However, this can also be related to the relationship between Brian and Sally. Brian starts out hesitant to be with Sally who is an outgoing person, to say the least. He loves her despite everything that