The Mother Courage

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:play
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bertolt_Brecht
gptkbp:adaptation gptkb:musical
gptkb:opera
gptkb:film
gptkbp:adapted_into gptkb:Paul_Celan
gptkb:David_Hare
gptkb:Tony_Kushner
gptkbp:characteristics Mother Courage's children
Mother Courage as a tragic figure
the role of the chaplain
the role of the cook
gptkbp:critical_reception widely acclaimed
gptkbp:cultural_impact influenced modern theatre
gptkbp:filming_location gptkb:Switzerland
gptkbp:first_performance 1941
gptkbp:genre epic theatre
gptkbp:historical_context critique of capitalism
response to World War II
reflects the impact of war on society
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label The Mother Courage
gptkbp:influence post-war theatre
activist theatre
gptkbp:influences gptkb:socialist_realism
gptkb:theatre_of_the_absurd
gptkbp:inspiration Brecht's experiences in World War II
Brecht's political beliefs
gptkbp:is_motivated_by gptkb:survival
gptkb:family
profit
gptkbp:language gptkb:Native_American_tribe
gptkbp:main_character gptkb:Mother_Courage
gptkbp:notable_production 2006 London production
2017 New York production
1963 Broadway revival
2010 Berlin production
2019 Sydney production
gptkbp:notable_quote ' I am not a soldier, I am a businesswoman.'
' War is a profit-making business.'
gptkbp:performance political theatre
non-naturalistic
gptkbp:set_in gptkb:Thirty_Years'_War
gptkbp:symbolism the soldiers
the war
Mother Courage's cart
gptkbp:themes gptkb:survival
gptkb:war
capitalism
gptkbp:title gptkb:Mother_Courage_and_Her_Children
gptkbp:written_by gptkb:Bertolt_Brecht