Major Barbara

Major Barbara by Bernard Shaw was a very delightful and witty play. This play deals with the way that capitalism affects the upper, middle, and lower classes. There are several arguments that this play brings to the attention of the audience. The main argument is between Undershaft and Major Barbara. They disagree about what each other does for a profession, what their professions due for other people, and the idea of money. In this play …

…have decided to not marry him if he said no. She saw this as a wonderful opportunity to save all the empty souls at the canon factory. Barbara had her mind set to nothing but religion and saving the souls at the Salvation Army. Undershaft had his ideas set to nothing other than “money and gunpowder.” But when they met as adults they were able to influence each other into saving each other’s souls.