Naveed Jan English

 Author: George Bernard Shaw Arms and the Man is a classic comedy play written by George Bernard Shaw in 1893, set during the Serbo-Bulgarian War in 1885-86. The play, considered a social satire, is a humorous take on the foolishness of romanticizing war and unrealistic notions of love. The play is set in Bulgaria, where the Petkoff family resides on their estate. Plot Summary Arms and the Man is set in Bulgaria in 1885-6, during the Serbo-Bulgarian War. The play opens with Raina Petkoff, a young Bulgarian woman, talking to her mother Catherine about the Serbian invasion. Raina idealizes war and soldiers, but her views are challenged when a Swiss mercenary named Captain Bluntschli sneaks into her bedroom to escape from the Bulgarian soldiers. Raina hides Bluntschli from the soldiers and helps him escape, but not before he takes her fiance's coat. Raina's fiance, Sergius Saranoff, is a Bulgarian officer who is admired for his bravery and heroism in battle. However, R...