Discuss 'higher love' in the context of Raina Sergius relationship in Arms and the Man.

The term "higher love" has been mockingly used by Shaw to
suggest the absurdity of the romantic sentimentalism of Raina-Sergius relationship,
especially the hypocritical idealism of Raina's "soul's hero", Sergius Saranoff. The
Petkoff wax-doll, Raina, admires Sergius for his facade of heroism and romanticism. But
the "hero of Slivnitza" does not hesitate to flirt with the Petkoff house-maid, Louka,
behind Raina's back. Sergius's secret overtures to Louka and the behaviour as well as
observations of the professional Serbian soldier, Bluntschli, make Raina understand that
Sergius is not only a foolhardy soldier, but also an untrusworthy lover who is just
engaged in cultivating appearances of love and heroism with ulterior purposes. Shaw uses
the term "higher love" to ridicule the idea of an ideal romantic love which is based on
mutually flattering lip-service and false adoration. Sergius's plea for flirting with
Louka is characteristic of a self-gratifying opportunist, and the so-called "higher
love" is all bogus and rhetorical.