George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw was a man whose work was compared to humorous and clever authors who were well-known at the time: But by the turn of the century, Shaw’s smart, funny voice had emerged—a unique...

Candida by George Bernard Shaw is a problem play in the sense that it either challenges a posture or unveils an issue that is latent but persistent in society. In this case, the issue is the...

Both Catherine and Major Paul Petkoff are minor characters in Shaw's Arms and the Man, so their characters and roles are not highly developed by Shaw. Nonetheless, each plays an important role in...

Shaw, in his essay on freedom, looks at how governments and employers enslave those under them for their own benefit. Shaw examines how we have certain things we need, such as food, clothing,...

It is probably anachronistic to ask whether George Bernard Shaw was or was not a feminist. First, as a graduate student, you will study various different forms of feminism, which differ in many...

Shaw, like many other peers of his time, were very observant of the massive social divide between the different social classes, the working classes, artists, and the middle class. The typical...

As far as writing style and characterization, I would choose Hamlet. Shakespeare's universal themes and multi-layered characters in the play make it difficult for playwrights to surpass him....

Like Oscar Wilde, GBS based his witty comic stride on the Victorian London Society, particularly the pomp and circumstance of their exaggerated self righteousness, their holier than thou attitudes,...

Many of George Bernard Shaw's plays were intended to illustrate socialist ideas about economics, politics, and gender relations. One of the reasons that it is very important to read Shaw's prefaces...

George Bernard Shaw’s Joan of Arc is a strong, powerful, impressively capable visionary and leader. Although she is just a teenager, Joan understands the complexities of her social world in ways...