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The other members of the family: Lady Britomart, head of the family, which has fallen in hard times; Sarah, Barbara's sister; Charles Lomax, Sarah's husband; Adolphus Cusins, Barbara's significant other, a teacher for Greek; and Stephen, Barbara's brother. |
The other members of the family: Lady Britomart, head of the family, which has fallen in hard times; Sarah, Barbara's sister; Charles Lomax, Sarah's husband; Adolphus Cusins, Barbara's significant other, a teacher for Greek; and Stephen, Barbara's brother. |
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* [[Arms Dealer]]: Andrew Undershaft. |
* [[Arms Dealer]]: Andrew Undershaft. |
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* [[Funetik Aksent]]: Price and Rummy, and other poor people. |
* [[Funetik Aksent]]: Price and Rummy, and other poor people. |
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* [[Grande Dame]]: Lady Britomart. |
* [[Grande Dame]]: Lady Britomart. |
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* [[Momma's Boy]]: Stephen. After having met his father, he finally stands up. |
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* [[The Nicknamer]]: Undershaft calls Cusins "Euripides". |
* [[The Nicknamer]]: Undershaft calls Cusins "Euripides". |
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* [[Take That]]: Undershaft saying "He [Stephen] knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career." |
* [[Take That]]: Undershaft saying "He [Stephen] knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career." |
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Latest revision as of 21:12, 14 September 2019
Major Barbara is a play by George Bernard Shaw from 1905. It's about Barbara Undershaft, major of the Salvation Army (did you think they're called army for nothing?) who's in a moral conflict: Should she accept money from her estranged father, a producer of arms, or not?
The other members of the family: Lady Britomart, head of the family, which has fallen in hard times; Sarah, Barbara's sister; Charles Lomax, Sarah's husband; Adolphus Cusins, Barbara's significant other, a teacher for Greek; and Stephen, Barbara's brother.
Tropes used in Major Barbara include:
- Arms Dealer: Andrew Undershaft.
- Catch Phrase: "Oh I say!" for Charles Lomax
- Decoy Protagonist
- Embarrassing Nickname: Cholly and Dolly for Charles [Lomax] and Adolphus [Cusins]
- Funetik Aksent: Price and Rummy, and other poor people.
- Grande Dame: Lady Britomart.
- Momma's Boy: Stephen. After having met his father, he finally stands up.
- The Nicknamer: Undershaft calls Cusins "Euripides".
- Take That: Undershaft saying "He [Stephen] knows nothing; and he thinks he knows everything. That points clearly to a political career."