In this play Lady Britomart chose not to allow her children to be raised in the presence of their father. She feels that Undershaft's decision to not break that family tradition of passing the business down to a foundling, is more than her name can handle. She believes that the family fortune should be passed down to the real blood of the family, not an orphan. Stephan, their son, has trouble accepting the fact that the family business will be passed on to someone else. He is not upset because he will not inherit the family business, he is upset due to the general idea of the inheritance situation. Stephan has no desire to inherit the business, he is just upset about the foundling that will inherit the business. Lady Britomart is also upset because the business is that of making canons. Lady Britomart feels

Some common words found in the essay are:
Lady Britomart, Salvation Army, Major Barbara, Undershaft Cusins, Bernard Shaw, Barbara Cusins, Army Undershaft, Barbara Undershaft, salvation army, Eventually Undershaft, lady britomart, major barbara, canon factory, Cusins Undershaft, decided marry, money children live, barbara money, people bad, inherit business, family business, accept inheritance, barbara decided marry, major barbara money,
Approximate Word count = 964
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)