et ics ▁Arist ot le ▁had ▁merely ▁ ▁recommended ▁that ▁action ▁should ▁consist ▁only ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁plot ▁without ▁any ▁sub plots , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁time ▁represented ▁by ▁action ▁should ▁not ▁stretch ▁beyond ▁the ▁length ▁of ▁one ▁day . ▁Time ▁merely ▁entered ▁into ▁his ▁recommend ations ▁as ▁a ▁hint ▁as ▁to ▁the ▁limits ▁of ▁the ▁attention ▁span ▁the ▁audience ▁could ▁be ▁expected ▁to ▁have . ▁The ▁unity ▁of ▁place , ▁that ▁of ▁the ▁conf in ement ▁of ▁the ▁action ▁in ▁a ▁play ▁to ▁one ▁local ity ▁only , ▁was ▁not ▁mentioned ▁at ▁all . The ▁effect ▁of ▁the ▁three ▁un ities ▁on ▁French ▁drama ▁during ▁this ▁period ▁was ▁that ▁their ▁presentation ▁became ▁very ▁restrict ive , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁only ▁when ▁later ▁dram at ists ▁began ▁to ▁avoid ▁mention ing ▁specific ▁times ▁and ▁places ▁that ▁the ▁presentation ▁of ▁plays ▁became ▁more ▁cre ative ▁again . ▁ ▁Theatre ▁presentation ▁ ▁Some ▁dram at ists ▁and ▁dram atur g ists ▁try ▁to ▁achieve ▁particular ▁effects ▁that ▁are ▁not ▁normally ▁sought ▁in ▁a ▁theatre ▁presentation . ▁ ▁Def amil iar ization ▁effect ▁( Ver f rem d ung se ffe kt ) ▁Bert olt ▁Bre cht ▁co ined ▁the ▁term ▁" def amil iar ization ▁effect " ▁( s ometimes ▁called ▁" estr ang ement ▁effect " ▁or ▁" al ien ation ▁effect "; ▁German ▁Ver f rem d ung se ffe kt ) ▁for ▁an ▁approach ▁to ▁the ater ▁that ▁focused ▁on ▁the ▁central ▁ideas ▁and ▁dec isions ▁in ▁the ▁play , ▁and ▁disc