... lead to their own down fall due to their lack of compatibility with the war-like society in which they live. First, Swiss Cheese, the "heart" of the family, suffers from honesty, his most prominent and pure trait. Through Swiss Cheese, Brecht literally shows how honesty will get one nowhere in society. During the incident with the money box, dishonesty was the ... obvious "easy way" out, but Swiss Cheese's strong values would not allow this to happen. In consequence to the money box, the family lost a lot of money and goods due to a "good" deed. Second, Eilif, the ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School

... happen in the play. Mother Courage predicts that her children will die and that it is their virtues that are their downfall. She predicts that Eilif will die at war, Swiss Cheese due to his honesty and Kattrin by not remaining quiet. Music is another important theme in the play. We are introduced to Mother Courage by her singing to the ... more hostile, to "cool the scenes emotional impact" (Rorrison 1986), which alienated the audience further. The characters in the play fall victim to their virtues. Eilif because of his bravery, Swiss Cheese, for his honesty and Kattrin for her love of...

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... , follows around the Thirty Years War to make a living as a peddler. The main characters of the play are Mother Courage, her daughter Kattrin, her older son Elif, her younger son Swiss Cheese, and several soldiers and officers. Mother Courage's real name was Anna Fierling, but all her children have different last names and different fathers. They are a rag tag bunch but ... ...

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• Grade Level: High School