Arms and the Man pgs.39 to 41
We start off today's matter at pg.39 from where Paul says : "Come, it's time for us to get to business."
Shaw has allowed the element of conflict to enter the plot. It has not reached a crisis. It will play on the minds of Catherine and Raina and reach the crisis at the planned time. However, Shaw allows the action to continue.
It is Catherine who controls the action - she steers her husband away from involving Sergius in the continuation of the outcomes of the war. We see her dominating character at work.
Look up the meaning of the word 'forage' and write a sentence of your own with it.
Paul considers it impossible for Catherine to help him "settle about the regiments" why ? Why does he feel that she cannot help him in that work ? Was it because it was so technical ? Or was it because he felt that 'war' was a a man's occupation and a lady had no place in it ?
Catherine manages to sway Paul's attention by offering to show him the 'electric bell' ! Do you remember the previous conversation Paul and Catherine had had on this topic ? Remember it was about 'civilized' behaviour ?
What is it that we were told about Paul's character that he would now be willing to leave his important work and go to see an 'electric bell' ? While most probably Paul followed his wife's suggestion because he might have known from experience that it would have been pointless in trying to dissuade her, we feel that the such trappings are significant to him as they might feed into his sense of importance in his society.
Sergius and Raina are left to themselves. What transpires between them, will be called by Sergius on pg.41 as "higher love" which he admits is "very fatiguing to keep up for any length of time." If it has been "fatiguing" or tiring for him - it must be a pretence ! What do you feel ? Is the brief interaction between Sergius and Raina, artificial ? Why might you think it so ? Why might you not think it so ? Write down your opinion.
We start off today's matter at pg.39 from where Paul says : "Come, it's time for us to get to business."
Shaw has allowed the element of conflict to enter the plot. It has not reached a crisis. It will play on the minds of Catherine and Raina and reach the crisis at the planned time. However, Shaw allows the action to continue.
It is Catherine who controls the action - she steers her husband away from involving Sergius in the continuation of the outcomes of the war. We see her dominating character at work.
Look up the meaning of the word 'forage' and write a sentence of your own with it.
Paul considers it impossible for Catherine to help him "settle about the regiments" why ? Why does he feel that she cannot help him in that work ? Was it because it was so technical ? Or was it because he felt that 'war' was a a man's occupation and a lady had no place in it ?
Catherine manages to sway Paul's attention by offering to show him the 'electric bell' ! Do you remember the previous conversation Paul and Catherine had had on this topic ? Remember it was about 'civilized' behaviour ?
What is it that we were told about Paul's character that he would now be willing to leave his important work and go to see an 'electric bell' ? While most probably Paul followed his wife's suggestion because he might have known from experience that it would have been pointless in trying to dissuade her, we feel that the such trappings are significant to him as they might feed into his sense of importance in his society.
Sergius and Raina are left to themselves. What transpires between them, will be called by Sergius on pg.41 as "higher love" which he admits is "very fatiguing to keep up for any length of time." If it has been "fatiguing" or tiring for him - it must be a pretence ! What do you feel ? Is the brief interaction between Sergius and Raina, artificial ? Why might you think it so ? Why might you not think it so ? Write down your opinion.
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