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Major Barbara
George Bernard Shaw
Study Guide
Full Text
Summary
Plot Overview
Summary & Analysis
Act I: Part One
Act I: Part Two
Act II: Part One
Act II: Part Two
Act II: Part Three
Act III: Part One
Act III: Part Two
Act III: Part Three
Act III: Part Four
The Trafalgar Square Demonstration and Riot of 1886
Characters
Character List
Barbara Undershaft
Andrew Undershaft
Adolphus Cusins
Main Ideas
Themes
Motifs
Symbols
Key Facts
Quotes
Important Quotations Explained
Further Study
Context
Full Book Quiz
Section Quizzes
Context
Plot Overview
Character List
Analysis of Major Characters
Themes, Motifs, and Symbols
Act 1: Part One
Act 1: Part Two
Act 2: Part One
Act 2: Part Two
Act 2: Part Three
Act 3: Part One
Act 3: Part Two
Act 3: Part Three
Act 3: Part Four
Study Questions
Suggestions for Further Reading
Writing Help
How to Write Literary Analysis
Suggested Essay Topics
How to Cite This SparkNote
Further study
Analysis of Major Characters Quiz
Analysis of Major Characters Quiz
1
of 5
Which character serves as the play’s savior?
Cusins
Undershaft
Barbara
Lady Britomart
2
of 5
During the play, Barbara realizes that which of the following is essential to salvation?
God
Poverty
Selflessness
Bloodshed
3
of 5
Undershaft participates in what kind of power?
God’s
Family
Armory
Legal
4
of 5
What allowed Undershaft to establish himself in the world?
Inheritance
His will
Luck
Class status
5
of 5
Cusins is a student of whom or what?
Euripides
Barbara
Undershaft
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CHARACTERS
Character List
MAIN IDEAS
Important Quotations Explained
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
FURTHER STUDY
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