Dec 29, 2009

Arms and the Man | Arms and the Man

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Author: George Bernard Shaw
First Published: 1898
Type of Work: Play
Type of Plot: Comedy
Time of Work: November, 1885, to March, 1886
Setting: Bulgaria
Genres: Drama, Comedy
Subjects: Pragmatism, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, War, Idealism, Soldiers, Eastern Europe or eastern Europeans
Locales: Bulgaria

Characters Discussed

Catherine Petkoff, the mother of Raina and wife of Major Petkoff. The Petkoffs are an upper-class Bulgarian family. As the play opens, Catherine rushes into Raina’s bedroom in the late evening to tell her the news that Raina’s fiancé, Sergius Saranoff, led a victory in battle in the Russian-Austrian War, with the Bulgarians on the side of the Russians. Both women are thrilled, and both are very romantic in their attitudes.

Raina Petkoff, a twenty-three-year-old who idealistically believes herself to be in love with Sergius, to whom she is...

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Arms and the Man | Arms and the Man

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