Monday 1 February 2021

Arms and the Man short questions

Arms and the Man 
Play by George Bernard Shaw

Who is Raina Petkoff?
Raina is the heroine of the play. She is the only child of Major Petkoff and Catherine Petkoff. She falls in love Major Petkiff when she gives refuge to her in her bed room. She is married to him in the end of the play.

What do you know about Catherine Petkoff 
Catherine Petkoff is Raina's mother. She is a middle-aged affected woman. She wishes to pass off as a Viennese lady. She asks her daughter to ask the hidden solider to leave her house at an earliest. She is unknown of the secret love of her daughter for the chocolate solider. She is energetic and good-looking.

Write a few lines on Louka ?
Louka is a maid servant in the Petkoff house. She is proud and looks down on servility. She is ambitious and wishes to rise in life. Nicola wishes to marry her but she has other plans. She enslaves Sergius and succeeds in 
marrying him because of her intellect.

Who is Major Petkoff?
Major Petkoff has acquired his position in the army just because of his wealth. In military strategy he takes help Grom Bluntschli. Afterward he claims that he himself has made all the plans. He is, however a good father and husband.

Who is Sergius Saranoff?
Sergius Saranoff is a handsome fellow. He has flashing eyes and a lovely moustache but he is like Don Quixote charging against the windmills. His Physic is exactly like a romantic hero position in the Bulgarian army and like the hero of chivalric romance loves his horses. He is flirtiest by nature and even flirts with a maid servant and has to marry with her.

Who is Bluntschli?
Bluntschli is the hero of the play. He is in want of a refuge when the play opens. He is a fugitive,tired,hungry and sleepy and sleeps in Riana's bed even when he is being chased by local troops. He is a bundle of nerves. He is chocolate solider. He falls in love with Riana. In the end of the play he gets a huge property and becomes a suitable suitor of Riana.

What do you know Nicola?
Nicola is a faithful old servant at Raina's house. He does not talk much to the Petkoffs. He believes he must please his superiors and that the poor can only come up with the patronage of the rich. He is ambitious and plans to open a shop in future after he marries Louka.When Louka decides to marry Sergius he does not mind it.

How does the soldier come in Raina's bed?
Riana is standing in the window of room when she finds a soldier enters in her room with a revolver. He asks her to be quiet.

Why the soldier can't find Bluntschli?
Riana hides him in a shelf curtain. The soldier are unable to find him and leave the house.

How does Luka come to know the Riana's secret of hiding an enemy soldier?
Luka comes to know the Riana's secret of hiding an enemy soldier when she sees his revolver lying on a table. She is loyal enough to keep it secret from the local soldiers.

Where does Bluntschli sleep after the local soldier leave the house?
Bluntschli sleeps in Riana's bed after the local soldier leave the house. He is so tired and exhausted that he sleeps sound even if he is in enemy's circle. Riana's mother Catherine is surprised to see him sleeping there.

Why does Riana like Sergious?
Riana likes Sergious because of his valour. He is her finance and they are going to be married soon after the war is over. When the play opens we see her before the Sergious' portrait praising him.

How does Bluntschli escape from Riana's house?
Riana gives an old and worn coat of his father to chocolates from his coat pockets and surprised.

Why does Sergious not succeed in marrying Riana?
Sergious does not succeed in marrying Riana because of his timely flirteous behavior with maid servant Luke. When he come to see Riana, he flirts with Luka. Luka asks him to marry her and he is befooled to accept her offer.

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