Andrew Undershaft

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Andrew Undershaft is a wealthy, morally pragmatic munitions manufacturer in George Bernard Shaw’s play "Major Barbara," whose views on power, poverty, and philanthropy challenge conventional notions of morality and religion.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Andrew Undershaft canonical 6
Stephen Undershaft 3
Undershaft 1

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Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic character ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ
appearsIn Major Barbara ⓘ
associatedWithTheme capitalism ⓘ
morality ⓘ
philanthropy ⓘ
poverty ⓘ
power ⓘ
religion ⓘ
social responsibility ⓘ
war and peace ⓘ
centralConflict clash with Major Barbara over ethics of wealth and salvation ⓘ
characterInGenre comedy ⓘ
drama ⓘ
creator George Bernard Shaw ⓘ
discusses ethics of profiting from war ⓘ
relationship between wealth and moral action ⓘ
employerOf workers in a large armaments factory ⓘ
familyRelation father of Barbara Undershaft ⓘ
father of Sarah Undershaft ⓘ
father of Stephen Undershaft ⓘ
husband of Lady Britomart Undershaft ⓘ
firstAppearance play Major Barbara (1905) ⓘ
gender male ⓘ
hasPhilosophy salvation through money and power rather than traditional religion ⓘ
hasTrait charismatic ⓘ
cynical ⓘ
intellectually confident ⓘ
persuasive debater ⓘ
hasViewOn charity as potentially hypocritical ⓘ
money as a prerequisite for morality ⓘ
poverty as a social evil ⓘ
religion as subordinate to economic power ⓘ
hasWealthStatus wealthy ⓘ
influences Major Barbara’s understanding of poverty and charity ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
literaryPeriod early 20th-century drama ⓘ
literaryRole protagonist ⓘ
medium theatre ⓘ
moralStance morally pragmatic ⓘ
narrativeFunction foil to Major Barbara ⓘ
spokesperson for Shaw’s critique of conventional morality ⓘ
nationality British ⓘ
occupation munitions manufacturer ⓘ
owns Undershaft munitions business ⓘ
settingContext Edwardian England ⓘ
linked to: Edwardian era
symbolizes the moral ambiguity of the arms trade ⓘ
the power of industrial capitalism ⓘ
workOfFictionCountryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

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

Major Barbara → mainCharacter → Andrew Undershaft ⓘ
Major Barbara → mainCharacter → Stephen Undershaft ⓘ
linked to: Andrew Undershaft
Barbara Undershaft → familyName → Undershaft ⓘ
linked to: Andrew Undershaft
Barbara Undershaft → father → Andrew Undershaft ⓘ
Lady Britomart Undershaft → spouse → Andrew Undershaft ⓘ
Lady Britomart Undershaft → child → Stephen Undershaft ⓘ
linked to: Andrew Undershaft
Lady Britomart Undershaft → hasRelative → Andrew Undershaft ⓘ
Lady Britomart Undershaft → hasRelative → Stephen Undershaft ⓘ
linked to: Andrew Undershaft
Barbara Undershaft → hasFather → Andrew Undershaft ⓘ
Barbara Undershaft → relative → Andrew Undershaft ⓘ