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The Sergeant and One Eye
In the fourth scene, the Young Soldier furiously approaches the Captain’s tent to demand his monetary reward. (The play strongly implies that he retrieved Swiss Cheese’s cashbox from the river.) Feeling that he has been treated unjustly, the Young Soldier even threatens to kill the Captain—until Mother Courage convinces him to lower his expectations with “The Song of the Great Capitulation.”
The Young Soldier Quotes in Mother Courage and Her Children
The Mother Courage and Her Children quotes below are all either spoken by The Young Soldier or refer to The Young Soldier. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Scene 4
Quotes
MOTHER COURAGE. You’re hungry. You’re angry. I understand.
YOUNG SOLDIER. Talking’ll get you nowhere. I won’t stand for injustice!
MOTHER COURAGE. How long? How long won’t you stand for injustice? One hour? Or two? It’s a misery to sit in the stocks: especially if you leave it till then to realize you do stand for injustice.
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The Young Soldier Quotes in Mother Courage and Her Children
The Mother Courage and Her Children quotes below are all either spoken by The Young Soldier or refer to The Young Soldier. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
).
Scene 4
Quotes
MOTHER COURAGE. You’re hungry. You’re angry. I understand.
YOUNG SOLDIER. Talking’ll get you nowhere. I won’t stand for injustice!
MOTHER COURAGE. How long? How long won’t you stand for injustice? One hour? Or two? It’s a misery to sit in the stocks: especially if you leave it till then to realize you do stand for injustice.
Related Characters:
Page Number and Citation:
Explanation and Analysis:
