Why was Swiss Cheese sentenced to death NU In Mother Courage and Her Children Swiss Cheese is the honest son of Mother Courage He becomes a paymaster in the Protestant regiment But honesty and war do not match His actions with the cash box led to his capture and death Swiss Cheese s Duty as Paymaster The Protestant army makes Swiss Cheese a paymaster Mother Courage proudly says Don t forget they made you paymaster because you re honest His job is to guard the regimental cash box When the Catholics attack Swiss Cheese hides the box This loyalty shows his honesty but it also puts him in danger Capture by the Catholics The Catholics catch Swiss Cheese while he tries to protect the box They demand the location of the money But he refuses to speak He shows faithfulness to his regiment Religion and politics divide the war and