Louka

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Louka is a sharp-witted, ambitious maid in George Bernard Shaw’s play "Arms and the Man," whose defiance of social class expectations drives much of the drama and satire.

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Louka canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character ⓘ
female character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
maid ⓘ
servant ⓘ
appearsInGenre anti-romantic comedy ⓘ
comedy ⓘ
appearsInWork Arms and the Man ⓘ
breaksEngagementWith Nicola ⓘ
centralThemeRole critique of class distinctions ⓘ
satire of romantic ideals ⓘ
challenges social class expectations ⓘ
confidesIn Nicola ⓘ
createdBy George Bernard Shaw ⓘ
desires social advancement ⓘ
dramaticFunction agent of revelation ⓘ
source of conflict ⓘ
vehicle for Shaw’s social criticism ⓘ
employedBy Catherine Petkoff ⓘ
Major Paul Petkoff ⓘ
Petkoff family ⓘ
engagedTo Sergius Saranoff ⓘ
exposes Raina Petkoff’s pretenses ⓘ
Sergius Saranoff’s hypocrisy ⓘ
firstAppearanceInAct Act I ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
initiallyEngagedTo Nicola ⓘ
languageStyle direct ⓘ
sarcastic ⓘ
manipulates Raina Petkoff ⓘ
Sergius Saranoff ⓘ
nationality Bulgarian ⓘ
occupation maid ⓘ
personalityTrait ambitious ⓘ
bold ⓘ
defiant ⓘ
manipulative ⓘ
proud ⓘ
sharp-witted ⓘ
rivalInLoveWith Raina Petkoff ⓘ
romanticInterestOf Sergius Saranoff ⓘ
servesHouseholdOf Raina Petkoff ⓘ
setting Bulgaria ⓘ
socialStatus servant class ⓘ
symbolizes challenge to rigid class hierarchy ⓘ
social mobility ⓘ
timePeriod Serbo-Bulgarian War era ⓘ
linked to: Serbo-Bulgarian War

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