Arms and the Man
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Arms and the Man is a satirical play by George Bernard Shaw that humorously critiques romanticized notions of war and love through its portrayal of a pragmatic soldier and idealistic Bulgarian aristocrats.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Arms and the Man canonical | 16 |
| Act I of Arms and the Man | 2 |
| "Arms and the Man" | 1 |
| Act II of Arms and the Man | 1 |
| Act III of Arms and the Man | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arms and the Man Context triple: [George Bernard Shaw, notableWork, Arms and the Man]
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A.
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms is a classic war-time romance novel by Ernest Hemingway that follows an American ambulance driver in World War I and explores themes of love, loss, and the brutality of conflict.
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B.
Scènes de la vie militaire
Scènes de la vie militaire is a collection of military-themed stories by Honoré de Balzac that forms part of his larger novel cycle La Comédie humaine.
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C.
A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance is an 1893 social comedy play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian upper-class morality and gender double standards.
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D.
The Spoils of War
The Spoils of War is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Anfal, an eighth chapter of the Qur’an that addresses issues of warfare, distribution of war gains, and obedience to God and His Messenger.
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E.
The Soldier
The Soldier is a famous World War I sonnet by English poet Rupert Brooke that idealistically reflects on patriotism, sacrifice, and the notion of an English soldier’s death abroad.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Arms and the Man Target entity description: Arms and the Man is a satirical play by George Bernard Shaw that humorously critiques romanticized notions of war and love through its portrayal of a pragmatic soldier and idealistic Bulgarian aristocrats.
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A.
A Farewell to Arms
A Farewell to Arms is a classic war-time romance novel by Ernest Hemingway that follows an American ambulance driver in World War I and explores themes of love, loss, and the brutality of conflict.
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B.
Scènes de la vie militaire
Scènes de la vie militaire is a collection of military-themed stories by Honoré de Balzac that forms part of his larger novel cycle La Comédie humaine.
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C.
A Woman of No Importance
A Woman of No Importance is an 1893 social comedy play by Oscar Wilde that satirizes Victorian upper-class morality and gender double standards.
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D.
The Spoils of War
The Spoils of War is the English rendering of the title of Surah Al-Anfal, an eighth chapter of the Qur’an that addresses issues of warfare, distribution of war gains, and obedience to God and His Messenger.
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E.
The Soldier
The Soldier is a famous World War I sonnet by English poet Rupert Brooke that idealistically reflects on patriotism, sacrifice, and the notion of an English soldier’s death abroad.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
play
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stage work ⓘ |
| author | George Bernard Shaw ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1894-04-21 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Avenue Theatre, London ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Walter Scott Publishing Co. ⓘ |
| genre |
anti-romantic comedy
ⓘ
comedy ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
radio adaptations
ⓘ
stage revivals worldwide ⓘ television adaptations ⓘ |
| hasCriticalReception | well received in London ⓘ |
| hasDramaticForm | prose drama ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistOccupation | professional soldier ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasTitleOrigin | first line of Virgil's Aeneid ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | Plays Pleasant ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | realism ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Captain Bluntschli
ⓘ
Catherine Petkoff ⓘ Louka ⓘ Major Paul Petkoff ⓘ Nicola ⓘ Raina Petkoff ⓘ Sergius Saranoff ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Shaw's early plays ⓘ |
| portrays |
idealistic Bulgarian aristocrats
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pragmatic view of warfare ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1898 ⓘ |
| setting | Bulgaria ⓘ |
| settingTime |
1885
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Serbo-Bulgarian War ⓘ |
| subject |
Serbo-Bulgarian War
ⓘ
military heroism ⓘ romantic illusions ⓘ social conventions in marriage ⓘ |
| theme |
class and social hierarchy
ⓘ
critique of romanticized war ⓘ realism versus idealism ⓘ romantic love versus practical love ⓘ |
| writer | George Bernard Shaw ⓘ |
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Subject: Arms and the Man Description of subject: Arms and the Man is a satirical play by George Bernard Shaw that humorously critiques romanticized notions of war and love through its portrayal of a pragmatic soldier and idealistic Bulgarian aristocrats.
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