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Misalliance

by Bernard Shaw

Published 1957

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George Bernard Shaw was born in Dublin in 1856. Before becoming a playwright he wrote music and literary criticism. Shaw used his writing to attack social problems such as education, marriage, religion, government, health care, and class privilege. Shaw was particularly conscious of the exploitation of the working class Misalliance is a 1909 house-comedy. There is a clash between social classes when an Edwardian aristocrat wants to marry the daughter of an underwear tycoon. The entire play takes place in an afternoon in a Victorian drawing room.

DramaParentingMan-woman relationshipsCourtshipEducationChildrenEnglish dramaDomestic dramaBritish and irish drama (dramatic works by one author)Drama

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