Write a note on the different perception ideas of war and bravery as aportrayed sergius raina and bluntschli in the play arms and the man
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Discuss 'higher love' in the context of Raina and Sergius' relationship in "Arms and the Man."
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In the play, the concept of "higher love" is based on misguided ideals of war and masculinity.
In the first act, Raina initially voices her doubts about Sergius' ability to excel in combat. She questions whether Sergius' dashing nobility is just an act and whether reading too much Byron and Pushkin has affected her ability to distinguish between reality and fiction. When her mother, Catherine, informs her of Sergius' supposedly brilliant cavalry charge against the Serbians, Raina collapses into Catherine's arms with suffused emotion. She maintains "that the world is really a glorious world for women who can see its glory and men who can act its romance!"
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