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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
Act 3: Part Two Quiz
Act 3: Part Two Quiz
1
of 5
Perivale St. Andrews is best described as ___.
Impoverished
Filthy
Dangerous
Beautiful
2
of 5
Stephen compliments Undershaft for which of the following?
Parenting
Cathedral
Social engineering
Attack on fort
3
of 5
Undershaft explains that what can be found in the foundry’s sheds?
Explosives
Poor people
Children
Stray cats
4
of 5
When Lady Britomart arrives, she chastises Undershaft for what reason?
Mistreatment of Stephen
Keeping foundry to himself
Absence of cathedral
He left without her
5
of 5
What makes Cusins a foundling and thus able to become heir to the foundry?
His parents died
Abandonment at birth
Born in Ireland
Parents’ illegal marriage
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CHARACTERS
Character List
CHARACTERS
Barbara Undershaft: Character Analysis
MAIN IDEAS
Important Quotations Explained
MAIN IDEAS
Themes
FURTHER STUDY
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