Mother Courage and Her Children by Bertolt Brecht (Modern Plays)

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Mother Courage and Her Children is a powerful anti-war play written in 1939 by German playwright Bertolt Brecht, set during the Thirty Years’ War (1618–1648). The play follows Anna Fierling, known as Mother Courage, a canteen-wagon-driving trader who tries to profit from the war while keeping her three children safe. As she moves from battlefield to battlefield, she loses all three of her children—Eilif, Swiss Cheese, and Kattrin—to the very war from which she tries to make a living.

Through this tragic arc, Brecht exposes the brutal contradictions of war: while Mother Courage despises its violence, she is also economically dependent on it. Her tragic flaw is her belief that she can outsmart the system without being consumed by it. The play uses epic theatre techniques—like breaking the fourth wall, projected text, and music—to make the audience reflect critically rather than get emotionally absorbed. The key message is that war dehumanizes, corrupts, and exploits, and that capitalism and survival often conflict with morality and human values.

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Bertolt Brecht (1898–1956) was a German playwright, poet, and theatre director, widely regarded as one of the most influential dramatists of the 20th century. He is best known for developing the concept of "epic theatre", which sought to provoke rational thought rather than emotional engagement, encouraging audiences to question social and political systems. Exiled from Nazi Germany, Brecht lived in various countries before settling in East Berlin after World War II. His major works—including The Threepenny Opera, The Good Person of Szechwan, and Mother Courage and Her Children—blend sharp political commentary with innovative theatrical techniques. Brecht’s legacy lies in his radical reimagining of theatre as a tool for education and social change.

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