Through the comment Raina means to say that Bluntschli's incapability to be thankful shows that he is not capable of any nobility of feeling and thought. 'If you are incapable of gratitude you are incapable of any noble sentiment.' - Explain the line.Īns: The quoted line is spoken by Raina to Bluntschli in the library of her home in Bulgaria. Sergius and Raina who are apostles of higher love, ultimately change their attitude when Sergius comes in touch with Louka, the rational maid-servant of the Petkoff and on the other hand the realistic Bluntschli wins the heart of the romantic Raina.ġ3. Reality also takes in charge over romantic heart of Raina when she meets Bluntschli. Sergius' romantic love is shattered when he realizes his attraction towards the handsome maid Louka. Shaw does not dwell in the illusory world of love.

There can be love in response to human relationship, man's moral passion and man's practical requirements of life'.

(12) What is G.B Shaw's attitude towards love as presented in the play 'Arms and the Man'?Īns: G.B Shaw believes, 'Love is not a romance but a reality. He has emphasized that 'Man' is supreme creature of impulse and instinct greater than exaggeration of 'Arms'. Shaw has shown the falsity of such romantic ideas. Thus the of the play is suitable one as it gives the hints of dramatist's mental propensity of exhibiting the illusion regarding the glory of war and heroism of soldering. He does not glorify war and the profession of soldering, rather he satires war and the profession of soldering in a comical way. But in the play, Arms and the Man Virgil's phrase receives an ironic treatment at the hands of Shaw. Virgil's 'Aeneid' is an epic of war where he glorifies the heroic deeds and adventures of the hero Aeneas. The term 'Arms' refers to both weapons and embraces, thereby reflects the two themes of the play - War and Love. (3) Explain the significance of the title of the play 'Arms and the Man'.Īns: The title 'Arms and the Man' is taken from a phrase translated by Dryden - 'Arms and the Man I sing' from a Latin phrase 'Arma Viramquo Cano' taken from Virgil's Aeneid.

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