Arms And The Man

Arms And The Man
Short Questions
3rd Term MA English
University of Sargodha

What does Shaw satirically criticize of the Victorians?
The Victorians' romantic NOTIONS about LOVE & WAR.

Who is a utilitarian hero?
Bluntschli

Who is a mechanistic idealist?
Sergius Saranoff.

When was the premiere of Arms and the Man?
1894

Main Characters
Raina, Bluntschli, Sergius, Mrs. Petkoff, Major Petkoff, Louka, Nicola

Describe the setting where the play begins?
Serbo-Bulgaria War, in a nice home/mansion type of thing,

What news does Catherine give Raina at the beginning of the play
The bulgarians just won a battle (they are bulgarian)

Who is Sergius
Raina's betrothed

What happens that night? After the serbs are fleeing?
A soldier climbs up into the window of raina's room

What nationality is the man?
Swiss

Why is Raina shocked by his attitude?
He does not pretend that war is grand, he is happy to be alive and lacks decorum

Why does Raina do when her mother, louka, and a captain search her room?
She hides the soldier behind the curtain and convinces them that no one is there

What does she feed the soldier?
Chocolates

Does Raina allow him to stay at the house?
Yes, she allows him to sleep there for the night while she gets her mother to help her

Who is Louka engaged to?
Nicola

What does Louka say about Nicola?
That he will always remain a servant because he has a servants attitude

Who returns from war in act 2?
Major Petkoff and Sergius

What story does major petkoff and sergius tell?
The story of two bulgarian women taking in a soldier and feeding him chocolates

Who does Sergius flirt with?
Louka

Who arrives unexpectedly in act 2?
Bluntschli

What has Bluntschli come to return?
The coat they let him borrow

What does Raina call him that is a slight give away
Chocolate cream soldier

Who reveals the secret of Raina being in love with Bluntschli?
Louka

What does Major Petkoff find in his coat pocket?
Raina's photo, "to my chocolate cream soldier"

What happens when Raina admits her love for Bluntschli?
Bluntschli admits his love for her, Sergius admits he is having an affair with Louka, Nicola breaks up with Louka

Bluntschli's father just died, what does that mean for him?
It means he is very, very rich and has a lot of horse.

Who is standing on the balcony at the play's opening?
Raina.

What country does the play take place in?
Bulgaria.

In the first act who enters the room to deliver news to Raina?
Catherine.

Who is Sergius?
He is Raina's fiance.

What supposedly heroic thing has Sergius done?
Lead a cavalry charge.

Who expresses dismay about the cruelty of war?
Raina.

In Act I, what does Louka tell Raina and Catherine should be done?
Fasten The Windows.

What does Bluntschli use as a weapon against Raina?
A Cloack

Where does Bluntschli hide?
Behind the Curtain

What nationality is Blunschli?
Swiss

Whose picture does Raina keep in her room at the start of the play?
Sergius’s

Catherine has what installed in the Petkoff house?
An electric bell for the servants

Why has Sergius resigned his army commission?
He’s angry he’ll never be promoted.

What is the physical evidence that Raina has feelings for Bluntschli?
A picture of herself on which Raina has written a note.