Sergius Saranoff
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Sergius Saranoff is a dashing but comically idealistic Bulgarian officer in George Bernard Shaw’s play "Arms and the Man," whose romanticized notions of war and honor are gradually exposed as naive.
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ theatrical character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Arms and the Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appearsInAct |
Act I of Arms and the Man
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Act II of Arms and the Man NERFINISHED ⓘ Act III of Arms and the Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithFamily | Petkoff family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
comically idealistic
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dashing ⓘ idealistic ⓘ impulsive ⓘ romantic ⓘ theatrical ⓘ vain ⓘ |
| contrastsWith | Captain Bluntschli NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Bulgaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | George Bernard Shaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
comic foil to Bluntschli
ⓘ
vehicle for critique of romantic militarism ⓘ |
| engagedTo | Raina Petkoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse | Arms and the Man NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1894 ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| hasFiancée | Raina Petkoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRomanticInterest |
Louka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Raina Petkoff NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasStageMedium | play ⓘ |
| isSatireOf |
chivalric ideals of war
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romantic hero ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| laterEngagedTo | Louka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryRank | major ⓘ |
| narrativeArc | gradual disillusionment about war and heroism ⓘ |
| nationalityInFiction | Bulgarian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
romanticized notions of honor
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romanticized notions of war ⓘ |
| occupation | army officer ⓘ |
| relationshipToLouka | eventual fiancé GENERATED ⓘ |
| relationshipToRainaPetkoff | fiancé GENERATED ⓘ |
| setIn | Serbo-Bulgarian War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| symbolizes | romantic militarism ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfFiction | 1885 ⓘ |
| undergoes | character development ⓘ |
| workGenre |
anti-romantic comedy
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comedy ⓘ |
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