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Student Essay on George Bernard Shaw's Contribution to the Theatre

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George Bernard Shaw's Contribution to the Theatre

Summary:   This essay describes elements of George Bernard Shaws personal, philosophical and political development and his contributions to Theatre.


There can be no doubt that the playwright George Bernard Shaw made a great contribution to the theatre. This essay will attempt to critically evaluate his contribution.

In some of Shaw's plays he gave an insight on parent-child relationships. He showed how some children were brought up in isolation from their parents, either being foundlings, adopted or orphans. Their 'new' parents would think they own the children and the child would have no personal choices.

He became part of progressive politics in 1876 and developed an aggressive speaking style; it became evident in all his writing and plays.

He definitely contributed to society by being one of the founders of the very well known Fabian society, which was a middle-class socialist political organisation dedicated to transforming Britain into a socialist state. They did not want to change it by.....

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