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Misalliance

By Bernard Shaw

(3.5 stars) β€’ 10 reviews

When an aeroplane crashes into a wealthy family's weekend getaway, social classes clash and romantic expectations turn upside down, revealing the hilarious absurdities of love and marriage.

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1997-06-01
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Summary

"Misalliance" by George Bernard Shaw is a captivating play that throws us into the world of the Tarleton family, where young Johnny Tarleton finds himself in constant sparring matches with Bentley Summerhays over social standing and what it means to be a man in a rapidly changing world. All this tension unfolds as his sister, Hypatia, wrestles with societal expectations around love and marriage. The play's sharp dialogue and character clashes become more complicated when an aeroplane crashes right into their lives, setting up a dramatic change and humorous situations that force everyone to question their beliefs about relationships and society's rules.

About the Author

George Bernard Shaw, known at his insistence as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond. He wrote more than sixty plays, including major works such as Man and Superman (1902), Pygmalion (1913) and Saint Joan (1923). With a range incorporating both contemporary satire and historical allegory, Shaw became the leading dramatist of his generation, and in 1925 was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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