George Bernard Shaw 
Arms and the Man 

One of George Bernard Shaw’s most performed and studied plays, ‘Arms and the Man’ is a classic example of Shaw’s comedic wit. Set during the Serbo-Bulgarian war, ‘Arms and the Man’ is a biting social commentary on the conflict that occurs in both love and war. Raina Petkoff, who is engaged to a young soldier by the name of Sergius, has a romantic notion of war. That is until an escaping soldier by the name of Bluntschli tries to convince her otherwise.