Mrs. Warren's Profession - Shaw, Bernard
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Mrs. Warren's Profession is a play written by the renowned Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw, and was first published in 1906. The play is a social commentary on the Victorian era's hypocrisy and the double standards that existed between men and women. The story revolves around the character of Mrs. Warren, a woman who has made her fortune running brothels. She is a strong and independent woman who has worked hard to provide for her daughter, Vivie, who has just graduated from university. Vivie is a modern, independent woman who is determined to make her own way in the world without…mehr

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Mrs. Warren's Profession is a play written by the renowned Irish playwright, George Bernard Shaw, and was first published in 1906. The play is a social commentary on the Victorian era's hypocrisy and the double standards that existed between men and women. The story revolves around the character of Mrs. Warren, a woman who has made her fortune running brothels. She is a strong and independent woman who has worked hard to provide for her daughter, Vivie, who has just graduated from university. Vivie is a modern, independent woman who is determined to make her own way in the world without relying on men. As the play progresses, the relationship between mother and daughter becomes strained as Vivie learns the truth about her mother's profession. She is shocked and repulsed by it, and her mother's attempts to justify her actions only make things worse. The play explores themes of morality, gender roles, and the class divide in Victorian society. Shaw uses the characters of Mrs. Warren and Vivie to challenge the societal norms of the time and question the morality of those in power. Overall, Mrs. Warren's Profession is a thought-provoking play that challenges the audience's preconceptions about gender, morality, and societal norms. It is a timeless piece of literature that continues to be relevant today.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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George Bernard Shaw was an Irish literary genius, he earned his name as prestigious dramatist, literary critic, socialist and political spokesman. He was born on 26 July 1856 Dublin, Ireland, youngest child of a middle class family. His father George Carr Shaw was a civil servant and a failed business man and his mother Lucinda Elizabeth Gurley Shaw was a singer. Due to his father's alcoholism family suffered a lot, his mother left the home with his sister and went London. Shaw studied at Wesleyan Connextional School, Dublin's Central Model School and Dublin English Scientific and Commercial Day School. Due to poverty he first worked as a junior clerk, at the 15 years of age. In 1876, he visited London and lived with his mother and sister. He chose journalism and writing as his career. Through his comical and humorous plays, he mostly wrote on existing social issues and exploitation of the working middle class that he faced himself. He wrote 60 plays based on social themes. In 1925, for his work Pygmalion he got Nobel Prize for literature later for it's film adaptation he received Oscar Award. His notable world-class Pygmalion, Man and Superman, Major Barbara, Candida, Arms and The Man, Saint Joan, Caesar and Cleopatra etc. At the age of 94, on 2 November 1950, George Bernard Shaw died.