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Shaw, Bernard. Arms and the Man. New York: Penguin Group, 2006.
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"George Bernard Shaw's Arms and the Man Study Guide." University of Central Florida Shakespeare Festival. 2014-10-01. <>.
In my opinion, the couple will do just fine. They share the traits of love and compassion, and Bluntschli's practical side will offset Raina's youth, innocence.
Class has a large and continuous presence in Arms and the Man. The Petkoffs’ upper-class pretensions are portrayed as ridiculous and consistently played for laughs. The family’s pride in their so-called library (a sitting room with a single...
Arms and the Man study guide contains a biography of George Bernard Shaw, literature essays, quiz questions, major themes, characters, and a full summary and analysis.
Arms and the Man essays are academic essays for citation. These papers were written primarily by students and provide critical analysis of the play Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw.