full length · comedy · 1885 Bulgaria

Arms and the Man

by George Bernard Shaw

7 roles (4M / 3F) · approx 132–183 minutes · 3 acts

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Raina	lead	182 speeches
Sergius	lead	116 speeches
Bluntschli	supporting	95 speeches
Catherine	supporting	89 speeches
Louka	supporting	86 speeches
Petkoff	supporting	83 speeches
Man	supporting	60 speeches
Nicola	minor	33 speeches
The Officer	minor	3 speeches

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Monologues from this play

Raina monologue (Act 1) — Arms and the Man comedic · ~1 min
Man monologue (Act 1) — Arms and the Man comedic · ~1 min
Man monologue (Act 1) — Arms and the Man comedic · ~1 min
Man monologue (Act 1) — Arms and the Man comedic · ~1 min
Man monologue (Act 1) — Arms and the Man comedic · ~1 min
Nicola monologue (Act 2) — Arms and the Man comedic · ~1 min
Petkoff monologue (Act 2) — Arms and the Man comedic · ~1 min
Sergius monologue (Act 2) — Arms and the Man comedic · ~1 min
Sergius monologue (Act 2) — Arms and the Man comedic · ~1 min
Louka monologue (Act 2) — Arms and the Man comedic · ~1 min
Catherine monologue (Act 2) — Arms and the Man comedic · ~2 min
Nicola monologue (Act 3) — Arms and the Man comedic · ~1 min
Nicola monologue (Act 3) — Arms and the Man comedic · ~1 min
Nicola monologue (Act 3) — Arms and the Man comedic · ~1 min
Sergius monologue (Act 3) — Arms and the Man comedic · ~1 min