Barbara Undershaft

E909437

dramatic character fictional character

Barbara Undershaft is the idealistic Salvation Army officer and moral center of George Bernard Shaw’s play "Major Barbara," whose convictions are tested by her munitions-manufacturer father.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Sarah Undershaft	1

Statements (41)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	dramatic character ⓘ fictional character ⓘ
affiliation	The Salvation Army NERFINISHED ⓘ
appearsIn	Major Barbara NERFINISHED ⓘ
associatedTheme	conflict between pacifism and militarism ⓘ limits of personal charity ⓘ power of wealth in social change ⓘ
associatedWith	Salvation Army shelter in West Ham ⓘ
centralConflict	moral dilemma over accepting money from munitions profits ⓘ tension between religious idealism and practical social reform ⓘ
characterTrait	compassionate ⓘ idealistic ⓘ morally serious ⓘ strong-willed ⓘ
creator	George Bernard Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ
dramaticFunction	foil to Andrew Undershaft ⓘ protagonist ⓘ
familyName	Undershaft NERFINISHED ⓘ
father	Andrew Undershaft NERFINISHED ⓘ
firstAppearance	Major Barbara NERFINISHED ⓘ
gender	female ⓘ
givenName	Barbara NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasDialogueIn	Major Barbara NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasMoralPositionOn	acceptance of tainted money for good causes ⓘ spiritual salvation versus material welfare ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
literaryPeriod	early 20th-century drama ⓘ
literaryRole	Shavian heroine ⓘ
literarySignificance	embodiment of Shaw’s exploration of ethical idealism ⓘ
medium	theatre ⓘ
nationality	British ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	devotion to saving souls ⓘ willingness to confront hypocrisy ⓘ
occupation	Salvation Army officer ⓘ
religiousAffiliation	Christianity ⓘ
role	moral center of the play ⓘ
settingOfActivity	London NERFINISHED ⓘ
themeInvolvement	critique of charity and capitalism ⓘ relationship between morality and money ⓘ religion and social responsibility ⓘ
workGenre	play ⓘ

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Major Barbara → mainCharacter → Barbara Undershaft ⓘ

this entity surface form: Sarah Undershaft