"Arms and the Man" is a comedy play by George Bernard Shaw that deals with the futility of war and the hypocrisies of human nature. The play takes place during the 1885 Serbo-Bulgarian War and follows the story of Raina Petkoff, a young Bulgarian woman engaged to Sergius Saranoff, one of the heroes of the war. Raina hides a Swiss mercenary soldier, Captain Bluntschli, in her home after he climbs in through her bedroom balcony window. The play ends with Raina proclaiming her l