Sketch the character of Louka in “Arms and the Man.”

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Sketch the character of Louka in Arms and the Man nbsp Arms and the Man is a famous play by G B Shaw - Louka is a maid in the Petkoff household in Bulgaria She is bold and ambitious Through Louka Shaw shows class conflict and female courage Proud and Rebellious Louka works as a servant in the house of Major Petkoff under Catherine Petkoff But she is not humble like Nicola She openly disobeys Catherine She speaks boldly and without fear Louka hates class differences She believes birth does not decide worth She says to Nicola You have the soul of a servant Nicola This line shows her pride and self-respect She refuses to behave like a slave She believes servants are equal to their masters as human beings Her rebellion makes her different from other servants Ambitious and Clever Louka is very ambitious She wants to rise in

life She does not accept a servant s fate She uses her beauty and intelligence wisely She attracts Sergius Saranoff the proud Bulgarian officer She understands Sergius s weakness She knows he is tired of false heroism She exposes his hypocrisy She says he is not the noble hero he pretends to be Slowly she wins his love In the library scene Louka stands firm against Sergius She does not fear him Finally Sergius breaks his engagement with Raina Petkoff and chooses Louka This proves Louka s success Challenges Social Class Louka finally succeeds Sergius decides to marry her This is a shocking event in the Petkoff family A servant becomes engaged to an officer Louka proves that courage matters more than birth Louka breaks class barriers Shaw uses Louka to attack social inequality in Bulgaria Louka is bold ambitious and fearless She refuses to stay silent She challenges class and tradition Through Louka G B Shaw shows that courage and honesty can defeat false pride and social rank

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