Deny Anugrah. 2015. the Analysis of Figures and Expressions in a Modern
Drama Script Arms and the Man by George Bernard Shaw. Advisors: Drs. Ahdi
Makmur, M.Ag. Ph. D. and Rahmila Murtiana, SS. M.A.
Keywords: Figures, Expression, Modern Drama,
The problem formulation of this research are: 1). What kinds of figures are
found in George Bernard Shawn’s Modern Drama script Arms and the Man? 2).
What kinds of Expressions are found in George bernard Shawn’s Modern Drama
Script Arms and the Man.
The subject of this research is modern drama script Arms and the Man by
George Bernard Shaw. The object of this research are kinds figure and expression
it.
The methodology in conducting this research is qualitative method. Data
processing in this research is divided into three phrases: reading the script,
indentification, analyzing. The result of the analysis will display and analyze in
the form of conclusion
Result of the analysis revealed that there are 20 figures, 2 words and 18
phrases. They are: 5 hyperboles, 7 idioms, 3 symbolisms, 6 personifications. The
more frequents of figure in the modern drama script Arms and the Man are idiom
with 7 phrases. And for expressions that appear in this script are: confusion, focus,
happines, fear, sadness, seduction.