Barbara Undershaft

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Barbara Undershaft is the idealistic Salvation Army officer and moral center of George Bernard Shaw’s play "Major Barbara," whose convictions are tested by her munitions-manufacturer father.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
affiliation The Salvation Army ⓘ
linked to: Salvation Army
appearsIn Major Barbara ⓘ
associatedTheme conflict between pacifism and militarism ⓘ
limits of personal charity ⓘ
power of wealth in social change ⓘ
associatedWith Salvation Army shelter in West Ham ⓘ
centralConflict moral dilemma over accepting money from munitions profits ⓘ
tension between religious idealism and practical social reform ⓘ
characterTrait compassionate ⓘ
idealistic ⓘ
morally serious ⓘ
strong-willed ⓘ
creator George Bernard Shaw ⓘ
dramaticFunction foil to Andrew Undershaft ⓘ
protagonist ⓘ
familyName Undershaft ⓘ
linked to: Andrew Undershaft
father Andrew Undershaft ⓘ
firstAppearance Major Barbara ⓘ
gender female ⓘ
givenName Barbara ⓘ
hasDialogueIn Major Barbara ⓘ
hasMoralPositionOn acceptance of tainted money for good causes ⓘ
spiritual salvation versus material welfare ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryPeriod early 20th-century drama ⓘ
literaryRole Shavian heroine ⓘ
literarySignificance embodiment of Shaw’s exploration of ethical idealism ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
notableCharacteristic devotion to saving souls ⓘ
willingness to confront hypocrisy ⓘ
occupation Salvation Army officer ⓘ
religiousAffiliation Christianity ⓘ
role moral center of the play ⓘ
settingOfActivity London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
themeInvolvement critique of charity and capitalism ⓘ
relationship between morality and money ⓘ
religion and social responsibility ⓘ
workGenre play ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Major Barbara → mainCharacter → Barbara Undershaft ⓘ
Major Barbara → mainCharacter → Sarah Undershaft ⓘ
linked to: Barbara Undershaft
Lady Britomart Undershaft → child → Barbara Undershaft ⓘ
Lady Britomart Undershaft → hasRelative → Barbara Undershaft ⓘ
Bill Walker → interactsWith → Major Barbara Undershaft ⓘ
linked to: Barbara Undershaft
Barbara Undershaft → fullName → Barbara Undershaft ⓘ
Andrew Undershaft → relative → Barbara Undershaft ⓘ
Andrew Undershaft → conflictsWith → Barbara Undershaft ⓘ