"This three act play by George Bernard Shaw was produced in 1894. It begins at the height of the Serbo-Bulgarian war and tries to ""de romanticize"" the heroics of war, by painting a realistic picture of war. During the course of the play we see a contrast between two types of soldiers. One, who is realistic in his approach to life and its problems but seems to be a coward in the beginning and the other, who is shown to be a paragon of what every romantic hero should be. The female protagonist, who thinks that war and its heroics are romantic, is all set to marry the latter until she realizes, with help from the realistic soldier, that she is living a lie. As the play progresses the characters realize that there is much more to war than just bravery and courage. They realize that a lot of careful planning goes into every move made on the battlefield. The arrangement of the play ridicules the noble values associated with war. Ultimately the play elevates the person with practical notions rather than the person who has false notions of love and war. "
