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What’s the meaning of these lines spoken by Bluntschli?
Bluntschli has spent fifteen years as a soldier, in "barracks and battles". He has lived a life of adventure, which for him has been a serious business, with his very life frequently at risk....
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Meaning of “a very splendid specimen of the wife of a mountain farmer”
The introduction of Catherine tells us that she is a hearty and robust woman, unlike the epitome of elegant delicacy and cosmopolitan sophistication represented by Viennese women of fashion,
Turn-of-...
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Was Shaw's "Arms and the Man" inspired by Shakespeare?
There doesn't seem to be any evidence that Shaw was inspired by Shakespeare specifically in writing this line.
Shaw on Shakespeare
Shaw's opinion of Shakespeare, in general, is somewhat complicated. ...
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