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Guilder
Hellers were small, low-value silver coins commonly used throughout central Europe from the 1300s to the 1800s.
Heller Quotes in Mother Courage and Her Children
The Mother Courage and Her Children quotes below are all either spoken by Heller or refer to Heller. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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MOTHER COURAGE. My eldest. It’s two years since I saw him. He must be high in favor—the Commander inviting him to dinner! And what do you have to eat? Nothing. The Commander’s guest wants meat! Take my advice: buy the capon. The price is one hundred hellers.
(The COMMANDER has sat down with EILIF and the CHAPLAIN.)
COMMANDER. (roaring) Dinner, you pig! Or I’ll have your head!
COOK. This is blackmail. Give me the damn thing!
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Heller Term Timeline in Mother Courage and Her Children
The timeline below shows where the term Heller appears in Mother Courage and Her Children. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
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...The scene opens with her negotiating a deal with the Dutch Cook: she wants 60 hellers for a capon, but he protests that they’re usually “ten hellers a dozen.” She points...
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...doing well in the army and tells the Cook to buy the capon for 100 hellers. He protests, but reluctantly agrees. She starts plucking off its feathers.
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