The first encounter between Heidegger, the esteemed German professor, then 35-years-old, married and the father of two, and Arendt, a brilliant 18-year-old Jewish student, takes place in a mountain cottage belonging to one of Arendt's classmates, a fictional Jewish student. When Heidegger absentmindedly picks up a pillow from the bed (which serves as a highly significant piece of furniture, though barely used in the play), he finds underneath it a hammer that Arendt hid in embarrassment while tidying up the place before teacher meets student.

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