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Word: eilif (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1963-1963
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...Eilif is "The Brave Son." He makes a name for himself in the war by staging a guerrilla raid on some farmers, murdering them, and stealing their cattle. During a brief interval of peace, he does the same thing and is shot for brigandage. Swiss Cheese is "The Honest Son," faithfully concealing a military payroll box after the enemy overruns his outfit. While Mother Courage haggles over the bribe price for his pardon, he is shot. At this blow, Mother Courage gives a fist-stifled yowl of animal grief and the playgoer grudgingly begins to pity her fate...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Theater: Intellectual Firestorm | 4/5/1963 | See Source »

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