One of George Bernard Shaw"s most performed and studied plays, "Arms and the Man" is a classic example of Shaw"s comedic wit. Set during the Serbo-Bulgarian war, "Arms and the Man" is a biting social commentary on the conflict that occurs in both love and war. Raina Petkoff, who is engaged to a young soldier by the name of Sergius, has a romantic notion of war. That is until an escaping soldier by the name of Bluntschli tries to convince her otherwise.