Lady Britomart: Snob with a Heart of Gold. Whether it be using religion to further romance, questioning the morality of creating weapons of destruction or marrying someone out of necessity rather than out of love, the primary characters found in George Bernard Shaw's Major Barbara, suffer at the hands of their weak convictions. Throughout the course of Shaw's influential play, only one character displays a truly strong will, Lady Britomart, the outspoken family matriarch who "…showed first 75 words of 920 total…

…showed last 75 words of 920 total…her children's well being. Lady Britomart's overbearing nature, is the result of years of confusion, caused by being left alone to raise three children, with whatever money her estranged husband sent her. The strong will Lady Britomart possess seems to be her response to feeling helpless outside her home. If she was a man, Lady Britomart would no doubt have the type of personality which would lead her to great fortune in the business world.