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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf fictional character
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
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
romantic hero
languageOfWork English
laterEngagedTo Louka NERFINISHED
militaryRank major
narrativeArc gradual disillusionment about war and heroism
nationalityInFiction Bulgarian
notableFor romanticized notions of honor
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
comedy

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Arms and the Man mainCharacter Sergius Saranoff