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In Mrs. Warren's Profession, Arms and the Man, Candida, and Man and Superman, George Bernard Shaw satirizes society, military heroism, marriage, and the pursuit of man by woman. From a social, literary, and theatrical standpoint, these four plays are among the foremost dramas of the age-as intellectually stimulating as they are humorous.
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Drezz Parker
reviewed Plays by George Bernard Shaw on July 28, 2011
Plays by George Bernard Shaw
There are times when Shaw is incredible. He can be so funny, in that dry snarky way late 19th century Englishmen could. And I absolutely love Arms and the Man. But I have a couple of issues with the other plays here. Mrs. Warren's Profession didn't make that much of an impression on me, though I imagine it would be more shocking to a contemporary audience not used to seeing sexuality displayed on stage. I didn't care for the end of Candida, mostly because it seemed like a very conventional ending to a play that seemed to set itself up for an unconventional ending. And the Man and Superman was pretty good, except that it was so overly long. The play is definitely not stageable as written; a former prof told me he had seem it staged leaving out the "Don Juan in Hell" section, but even leaving that out the play seems really long.
The way Shaw creates his women is pretty fascinating though. He seemed really interested in the notion of the New Woman, and I'm not sure whether he approves or disapproves of her.
A video on Mrs. Warren's profession:
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