Make sure to use quotes (short ones) cited from the text, with healthy explanations.
- Discuss how Cusins is the third protagonist of the play. How does he reconcile the rationale businessman that is Undershaft with the strong spiritual beliefs that are Major Barbara?
- Shaw considered this and his other plays to be arguments about society. Major Barbara is an argument about poverty. Describe how the argument works through the narrative of the play. (spoiler alert, he does not provide a firm conclusion.)
- Compare the scene at the Salvation Army in Act 2 with the scene in Act 3 at Perivale St. Andrews. What do these two worlds seek? Which is more successful and why?
- Track Major Barbara's beliefs and understandings through the play.
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