Major Barbara

Major Barbara is a play written by George Bernard Shaw that was first performed in 1905. The play centers around Barbara Undershaft, a major in the Salvation Army who is dedicated to helping the poor and needy. However, her beliefs are challenged when her estranged father, Andrew Undershaft, a wealthy weapons manufacturer, comes back into her life. Andrew tries to convince Barbara and her colleagues that the only way to truly help people is through economic power, and that weapons manufacturing is a necessary evil in the world. Barbara must reconcile her beliefs with her father's arguments and decide where her loyalties lie. The play explores themes of morality, capitalism, and the role of religion in society. It is considered one of Shaw's most important works and continues to be performed and studied today.LADY BRITOMART. Charles Lomax's exertions are much more likely to decrease his income than to increase it. Sarah will have to find at least another ����800 a year for the next ten years; and even then they will be as poor as church mice. And what about Barbara? I thought Barbara was going to make the most brilliant career of all of you. And what does she do? Joins the Salvation Army; discharges her maid; lives on a pound a week.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.