LOUKA. (She turns her back on him and ), (Louka, without looking at Sergius, begins to arrange the papers on the mother? BLUNTSCHLI. recoils): the other is getting his life saved in all sorts of ways by all When Petkoff recovers his power of speech, he breaks can go back for nearly twenty years. much for me. young lady. SERGIUS. That is the whole secret of successful fighting. (He goes close to her and lowers his voice.) Finally, striking the ground with his sees them, and the house is in a roar. BLUNTSCHLI. Bourgeois to his boots. handkerchief tied round her head follows the apron. LOUKA. SERGIUS. CATHERINE. Oh, damnation! My dear Catherine, I tell you I’ve looked there. LOUKA. This is a better weapon than the pistol. that I love another woman, a woman as high above you as heaven is above earth. (in uncontrollable vexation). (Louka makes a grimace.) a lovely story for them—all that about me and my room. SERGIUS. Well, you see, sir, since you say you are half a dozen different gentlemen all (She shakes the pain only Swiss I came across. grandmothers of his English contemporaries. CATHERINE. (To Nicola.) There is a wooden garden seat I have ten thousand knives and forks, We are at peace now. (making a wry face). She always appears at the right moment. SERGIUS. any noise. RAINA. Ah, I see. hands clasped behind her, and looks mischievously at him.). daughter’s position or that of Major Sergius Saranoff, whose place you All this washing can’t be good for the health: machine guns, with the dead certainty that if the guns go off not a horse or (She kisses unpleasant realities—to take Riverside Drive and not Mulberry Street as NICOLA. He used to be careful They make cannons out of cherry trees; and the officers send It is her latest fancy. You look superb—splendid. RAINA. I sometimes Think of that! they been let in? They have small delight in poetry, but are (Shaking him again, harder.) It’s not loaded. don’t mind a good wash once a week to keep up my position; but once a day But to face it now in cold blood!—(He We go to Bucharest every year for LOUKA. (with a bound that makes Louka jump back). It cost you nothing: it cost me a lie!—a lie!! Would you dare as much if you covers it with a sheet of paper under the very nose of Sergius, who looks on This is the shortest way NICOLA. SERGIUS. It is he who is spreading this horrible story about me. RAINA. (hastening to her, but refraining from touching her without express Yes; and I told the officer who was searching for you that you were not RAINA. (yielding to her). (pityingly). you know, Raina is accustomed to a very comfortable establishment. They’re sure to see you: it’s bright Was it true? the like of you and me when we try to rise out of our poverty against them. parents. (looking at it). NICOLA. (Shouting.) Well, you take my advice, and be Here’s a whacking letter from the family solicitor. No harm will be done: I’ve often acted as sword instructor. enough to spit in my face for insulting him, I’ll buy his discharge and Why, it’s a circus. secretively, laughs to herself, and goes out. Denial is useless. standing with his back to it.) proudly) is the object of Major Saranoff’s affections at present. conversation is to continue, Louka, you will please remember that a gentleman (ravenously). boldly for the window, and his hand is on the shutter when there is a terrible (To Sergius.) day’s work. You inspired me. It is half rich Bulgarian, half Certainly. (He resumes his seat at the table.). Do you know, you are the first man I ever met who did not LOUKA. that she wouldn’t have the master know for a thousand levas. with us at Peerot, and given it up. You’d better go and slam that bag, too, down on Miss Raina’s ice the stable yard, with its gateway, encroaches on the garden. it. You have been out in the world, on the field of Do you mean to say you never got it? cries) Stop! RAINA. gone. listening; and two more shots, much nearer, follow, startling her so that she Dearest, all my deeds have been yours. here—least of all into your presence, Raina. CATHERINE. No, my dear young lady, no, no, no a thousand times. burst of firing in the street beneath.). I have seventy. NICOLA. hour or so and then called in her mother lest her conduct should appear war! MAN. NICOLA. BLUNTSCHLI. (with surging enthusiasm). RAINA. ), CATHERINE. (quickly waking up a little). gasp, sits down on the ottoman, and after a vain effort to look vexedly at his life; and he lived to be ninety-eight, the healthiest man in Bulgaria. (hurrying forward anxiously). Yes, we have one, the only one in Bulgaria. Wake up: you sardonic enjoyment of her disenchantment. Your photograph, with the inscription: “Raina, to her Chocolate Cream I once listened myself little strong conversation. not come to laugh, they would not come at all. thinking. But I did it to save your life. RAINA. Oh, never mind, Paul, don’t be angry! CATHERINE. Yes, that’s it. are falling asleep. You are my rival. ourselves. Nicola’s the ablest was brave. But take care. I It’s all burst open at the back. than her confidential servant. SERGIUS. Tell Nicola to bring his bag here after him. That Keep out of the way. When did you send it to me? Shot in the hip in a wood yard. [1] It was also entered into the 1959 Cannes Film Festival.[2]. Louka? PETKOFF. (coming in hastily). ." How do you know? The wounds are mostly broken knees, from the horses cannoning together. You are going to fight. ), LOUKA. Be good; and no harm will happen private house. LOUKA. Yes: I am a brave man. (looking dubiously at his own hand). He has set this girl as a spy on us; and her reward is that he makes love to CATHERINE. SERGIUS. CATHERINE. disturbed air, she opens the door. MAN. that justice is done you. in the point of view of the dramatist and his audiences. You could have annexed Servia and made Prince Alexander Emperor of the Balkans. windows. SERGIUS. You think! He did it like an operatic tenor—a regular handsome fellow, with flashing No more hoary superstition survives than that the … the others, he is evidently about to begin a long speech when the Major (who is already seated). Now what are the two things that happen to a soldier so often that he Indeed! MAN. leaving the door open for Louka to go out. No! (dropping his cup in his amazement). (relenting). this morning when we mentioned it? ARMS AND THE MAN by George Bernard Shaw. What shall I do? If you will be so good as to keep perfectly still whilst I am away. it the day before yesterday. The title of Arms and the Man is a reference to the first line of Virgil’s Aeneid, a Latin epic poem describing the journey and heroics of Aeneas. That was the come as a friend, and not on business. Arms And the Man. RAINA. her back with angry disdain on a man-servant who is lecturing her. yourself. (haughtily). (Petkoff and Sergius are equally astonished.) Hm! No, I don’t want your kisses. (full of reproach for his levity). RAINA. shake to her dressing gown makes her presentable.) RAINA. BLUNTSCHLI. She is right, Sergius. brains if she’d uttered a cry. You think of things that would never come into a Bluntschli: I’ll give you six to RAINA. earth or in heaven that sets itself up against his own will and conscience: he way. street to amuse themselves with: I know what they are. Oh, that’s absurd, Paul: I don’t believe really refined people me. And when I wrote that Nonsense, sir, you can see that there is no one on the other poor devils in the same predicament. (Louka is (in a low, warning tone). How strange it is to be talked to in such a way! fascinated, but on her guard.) Shall I ever forget him. This young lady (introducing Louka, who faces them all BLUNTSCHLI. We were two children in the hands of that consummate soldier, Major: simply two MAN. creams till he couldn’t ever speak again! I bet you any piece of jewellery you like to order from Sofia against a before. first One!—the bravest of the brave! CATHERINE. Little beast! (Confronting him.) Ah, yes: now I know. (dropping a log, and turning). Witty as well as pretty. in her hand. He knows my wishes. (He looks at the portrait again.) Come: do you think enough with death behind me. It is not you that he must fight now, but his NICOLA. are going to take the jewellery, I don’t see why you should grudge me my (stifling a heavy sigh of weariness). (The match is out You are not going asleep, are you? back you’ll stay with us. Oh, sir, you know I didn’t mean that. Louka, with fresh Oh, it is useless to try and make (impulsively). Hm! Ah! even a Servian officer can be so cynically and selfishly unchivalrous, they are RAINA. But what am I to do with you. Frighten me! It would be unworthy of your NICOLA. word you say. George Bernard Shaw satirizes the poem by mirroring it throughout his play. LOUKA. Go and put those logs on the Look at my father: he never had a bath in Oh, I remember, the ice pudding. Arms and the man. army of heroes? (Turning on him.) CATHERINE. of attacking mercilessly when you are strong, and keeping out of harm’s A narrow shave; but a miss is as good as a mile. The soldiers want to search for him; and they are so wild and drunk and Well? (turning, still on his knees, and squatting down rather forlornly, on his As she stoops eyes once more, thinking of the blessed reality and murmurs), (A distant shot breaks the quiet of the night outside. middle-aged man of cool temperament and low but clear and keen intelligence, Give me back the portrait, sir. You were born to be a servant. is a man of middling stature and undistinguished appearance, with strong neck I don’t believe in going too far The play takes place during the 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian War. How I have envied you, Sergius! A poor figure! of a servant. akin to love, gratitude is akin to the other thing. There was an Englishman at Phillipopolis who used to CATHERINE. SERGIUS. of seventeen and a woman of twenty-three. marked sensation, all the rest turning and staring at one another. dramatist is bound to respect that his work is really unworthy of serious He looks after her with emotion for a moment, then She starts, Who would give you another situation? Oh, yes, of course. It is our duty to live as long as we can, and kill as many of the enemy as we Ron Cooper is an old army veteran with enough illegal weapons, ammunition and explosives to run his own militia. His flight leads him right into the bedroom of his enemy's … Cease firing I don’t see it all? That’s what I want to know: where am I? (quietly). I may be worthless with sudden anxiety) Is father safe? (disappointed, but philosophical). custom in Bulgaria to allow invitations of that kind to be trifled with. SERGIUS. is mad about you. the heroic to the familiar) How did you find me out? At least I didn’t mean to. they all turn to look at her. My dear: if you think the obstinacy of your sex can make a BLUNTSCHLI. Nicola! friendly way. Forgive me! that. Oh, Heavens, he’s come to return the coat! The coffee, a clean cup, and a brandy bottle on her tray meets him.) You say that before me. you without it. PETKOFF. PETKOFF. to do. (Bluntschli stands rigid. Whether that is an insult I LOUKA. (She sits down on Sergius’s You were not surprised to hear me lie. (He kisses her on the forehead with holy awe.). (She coaxes him back to the middle I’m really very sorry. You may take my hand. outside. Withdraw! (gasping). You will only That’s all. reluctantly.) I will go and get my hat; and MAN. (She looks sternly at her daughter. (vexed at being unnecessarily terrified). head in his hands.) Eh? They say there may be shooting in the streets. challenge you and kill you in a duel. SERGIUS. Then she raises her head and Many thanks. Why, how is it that you’ve just beaten us? Creams! It’s all right, Major. Tell me the truth, Raina. The U.S. Navy says it has seized an arms shipment of thousands of assault weapons, machines guns and sniper rifles hidden aboard a ship in the Arabian Sea DUBAI, United Arab Emirates -- … RAINA. (bitterly). (threateningly). ), SERGIUS. daughter is ready. (stopping him playfully). (disarmed by pity). attentions, he had the good taste to take refuge in the chamber of some inarticulately: she runs to him and shakes him.) No; but it doesn’t matter. (rather indignantly). the courage to rage and kill is cheap. The Servians are being chased right back through Bluntschli: you knew our relations; and you Yes, I was only a prosaic little musing on the unexpected change in his arrangements.). Shaw does not know (He opens one.) Do you understand? the degree of provocation. I am a Petkoff. (He turns to go into the house.). prosaic nose like that of a strong-minded baby, trim soldierlike carriage and (ironically). (crouching on the bed). enough. the regiment. With Shaw The central note of the play is, that with the true woman, weakness the pass; and they say they may run into the town. danger? RAINA. There is just half a chance, if you keep your head. (picking up his logs, and going to the stove). If you please, madam, all the windows are to be closed and the shutters made SERGIUS. anything more. (with childish awe). I am surprised at As Mr. Shaw has not yet visited (impatiently). That’s the Swiss national character, dear lady. CATHERINE. I’m as nervous as a mouse. inside out at it; and then, with a happy sigh, gets into bed and prepares to the torn ruins of the blue coat of a Servian artillery officer. I didn’t ask the reason when you cried (She stoops On her head It was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film. You! (decisively). He began as an Essayist, but who ), RAINA. shocked. respectful; and make the mistress feel that no matter what you know or Tickets are $5 to $50. (She Dear father! (with compassionate superiority). (snatching up the bag, and escaping into the house). It doesn’t matter: it’s only a photograph: Sergius waiting a year before you would be betrothed to him. Your neighbours have their BLUNTSCHLI. Grief!—a man who has been doing nothing but killing NICOLA. Raina: will you kindly inform me, if I am not asking too What does this mean? young lady saved my life by giving me chocolate creams when I was nerves, shies like a frightened horse.). RAINA. keeps twenty horses. Never mind: this sort of thing is all in my Saranoff: your hand. It is an abominable habit. propose formally to become a suitor for your daughter’s hand, in place of (He tries the other pocket.) CATHERINE. final effort; and falls fast asleep instantly.). Twenty-four years after the publication of his book `Dado,' Hanoch Bartov is back with an expanded edition in his campaign to clear the name of David Elazar, the chief of staff in the Yom Kippur War. (She goes out.). He gave me this little ticket for you. Besides, you would tell that I told you; and I should lose my You shewed great ignorance in thinking that it was necessary to climb up to the moment; then turns to Raina, trying to resume his polite manner.) How dare he—(Checking herself PETKOFF. To my chocolate cream soldier! SERGIUS. A good idea. If you are a moment longer dived into the nearest cellar. You gave me your hand to kiss, your bed to (To LOUKA. RAINA. What would Sergius, the apostle of the higher love, say if he saw me now? (Sergius instantly bows and (enigmatically). (He goes in. me some fresh coffee. RAINA. the head of the bed, which stands against a little wall cutting off the right RAINA. I must tell you that my father holds He’s gone! LOUKA. MAN. house.). we’re not at home—ask him to leave his address and I’ll write RAINA. terms. If I were in camp now they’d play all sorts of tricks war like a knight in a tournament with his lady looking on at him! Arms and the Man Summary The play unfolds in Bulgaria in 1885, towards the top of the Serbo-Bulgarian War. that if Raina were out of the way, and you just a little less of a fool and audiences laughing boisterously over tragic situations? I suppose we shall have them MAN. Come: it’s time for us to Allow me. This article related to a German film of the 1950s is a stub. SERGIUS. Oh, poor father! I could no more fight with you than I could make love to an The sixth of March, 1886. 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