Andrew Undershaft

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Andrew Undershaft is a wealthy, morally pragmatic munitions manufacturer in George Bernard Shaw’s play "Major Barbara," whose views on power, poverty, and philanthropy challenge conventional notions of morality and religion.

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Andrew Undershaft canonical 1
Stephen Undershaft 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character
fictional character
appearsIn Major Barbara NERFINISHED
associatedWithTheme capitalism
morality
philanthropy
poverty
power
religion
social responsibility
war and peace
centralConflict clash with Major Barbara over ethics of wealth and salvation
characterInGenre comedy
drama
creator George Bernard Shaw NERFINISHED
discusses ethics of profiting from war
relationship between wealth and moral action
employerOf workers in a large armaments factory
familyRelation father of Barbara Undershaft
father of Sarah Undershaft
father of Stephen Undershaft
husband of Lady Britomart Undershaft
firstAppearance play Major Barbara (1905)
gender male
hasPhilosophy salvation through money and power rather than traditional religion
hasTrait charismatic
cynical
intellectually confident
persuasive debater
hasViewOn charity as potentially hypocritical
money as a prerequisite for morality
poverty as a social evil
religion as subordinate to economic power
hasWealthStatus wealthy
influences Major Barbara’s understanding of poverty and charity
languageOfWork English
literaryPeriod early 20th-century drama
literaryRole protagonist
medium theatre
moralStance morally pragmatic
narrativeFunction foil to Major Barbara
spokesperson for Shaw’s critique of conventional morality
nationality British
occupation munitions manufacturer
owns Undershaft munitions business
settingContext Edwardian England NERFINISHED
symbolizes the moral ambiguity of the arms trade
the power of industrial capitalism
workOfFictionCountryOfOrigin United Kingdom NERFINISHED

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Major Barbara mainCharacter Andrew Undershaft
Major Barbara mainCharacter Andrew Undershaft
this entity surface form: Stephen Undershaft