George Bernard Shaw’s play Arms and the Man is a comedic look at the futility of war and the hypocrisy of those who glorify it. The play centers around a young woman named Raina who is engaged to a Serbian officer named Sergius. However, she falls in love with a Swiss soldier named Bluntschli who has been hired to fight against her fiance’s unit.The play is set during the Serbo-Bulgarian War of 1885 and Shaw uses the conflict to satirize the romanticized notions of war and heroism. He exposes the ugly reality of war, which is often hidden behind the facade of patriotism and honor.Despite its serious subject matter, the play is filled with humor and wit. Shaw’s sharp dialogue and clever characters keep the audience entertained throughout. In the end, Arms and the Man is a thought-provoking examination of the nature of war and those who fight it.