Mrs. Warren's Profession

by George Bernard Shaw

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Mrs. Warren's Profession Questions and Answers

In Mrs. Warren's Profession, how is Vivie the New Woman, in terms of her appearance as well as her ideas?

What is the genre or subgenre of Mrs. Warren's Profession?

Is Mrs Warren's Profession a critique on capitalism and industrialization?

What types of satire and humor are in George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession?

What is the significance of "Mrs. Warren's Profession"?

What are examples of hypocrisy in Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw?

Attempt a character sketch of Praed in Mrs. Warren's Profession.

Why does Vivie call herself a "conventional woman at heart" at the play's end?

How are Vivie and her mother alike and how are they different in Mrs. Warren's Profession?

Are there similarities between "Mrs. Warren's Profession" and "The Importance of Being Earnest"?

What does Shaw want us to ask in the final moment of Mrs. Warren's Profession?

Is Mrs. Warren in Mrs. Warren's Profession any worse or better than the weather men who finance her business or patronize her?

What happened to Mrs. Warren's two "good" sisters in Mrs. Warren's Profession?

How does Shaw use settings in Mrs. Warren's Profession to achieve his goals in the play?

What lesson is Shaw trying to teach with the play?

What is significant about the setting in Act I?

Why might Shaw have Frank confess to gambling in Act IV of Mrs. Warren's Profession?

What is significant about the man who discusses perjury in Act II of Mrs. Warren's Profession by George Bernard Shaw?

What kind of role does the content of the preface play in connection to the drama?