George Bernard Shaw described the ‘Taming of the Shrew as ‘altogether disgusting to modern sensibility’ how far do you agree with this? To a large extent I agree with George Bernard Shaw’s point of view that the play is “altogether disgusting to modern sensibility”. This is because the play seems to be a celebration of patriarchal views‚ female submission and marriage as an economic institution. I will also be looking at the alternative views of how ‘The Taming of The Shrew’ is just a comedy
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: George Bernard Shaw‚ “Arms and the Man: A Pleasant Play.” Introduction by Rodelle Wientraub. Edited by Dan H. Laurence. Penguin Books‚ 2006. Text Summary of Act One The scene is set in Bulgaria in November of 1885‚ during the Serbo-Bulgarian war. In a small town near the Dragoman Pass‚ a young lady loiters on the balcony off her bedchamber‚ looking out at the romantic night in the Balkan Mountains. Raina Petkoff is dressed in a nightgown but covered by a costly fur mantle. Her mother‚ Catherine
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Adolphus Cusins‚ Major Barbara Undershaft ’s fiancé‚ midway through the second act of George Bernard Shaw ’s morality play‚ Major Barbara. And thus‚ the play can be seen as collection of varying religious‚ moral‚ and social ideals. The play centers on Barbara Undershaft and her father Andrew Undershaft‚ a Salvation Army Major and a millionaire arms dealer respectively‚ and there conflicting ideological beliefs. However‚ Shaw also creates the character of Adolphus Cusins‚ a Greek scholar‚ to act as an impartial
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exercise your power. They say‚ That’s right: tell us what to do; and I tell them. I say Exercise our vote intelligently by voting for me. And they do. That’s democracy; and a splendid thing it is too for putting the right men in the right place” - George Bernard Shaw Resolved: In a democracy‚ voting ought to be compulsory For the purpose of today’s debate‚ I offer the following definitions from Princeton.edu : Democracy : a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members
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“Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world”‚ said George Bernard Shaw. Respected teacher and my dear friends a very good morning to one and all. Today I stand before you all to say a few words on the topic ‘Importance of Cleanliness’. In simple words‚ cleanliness is the opposite of dirty. It has got high importance. People should learn to be hygienic to lead a healthy life. We need to brush our teeth daily with frequent hand wash before and after
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Pygmalion is written by dramatist‚ playwright and critic George Bernard Shaw in the year 1912 and was first published in the year 1913. The drama revolves around three main characters – Eliza Doolittle‚ Professor Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering – who are all striving towards the same goal. That is‚ they want to be able to pass Eliza off as a Duchess rather than the flower girl from the London slums that she actually is. It starts as just a bet on the part of the Professor and the Colonel‚ but
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Cited: Goldman‚ James. The Lion in Winter. New York: Rand House Trade Paperbacks‚ 1981. Shakespeare‚ William. Hamlet. New York: Washington Square P‚ 1992. Shaw‚ George B. George Bernard Shaw ’s Plays. 2nd ed. New York: W.W Norton and Company‚ 2002. 203-285.
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(Lit Review) Several studies have shown the importance of strategic communication in an organization. According to “The Strategic Communication Plan‚” written by Chris Hoover‚ “Strategic communication entails packaging a core message that reflects an agency’s overall strategy‚ values‚ purpose‚ and mission to persuade key stakeholders and enhance positioning.” Strategic communication is a process that involves much more than merely communicating with a co-worker. There are several steps in implementing
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anywhere. Neither of these place are realistic. In this fable which is someone like Cendrillon‚ a sleeping beauty‚ which is someone like the ugly duckling. Shaw try to do a program of reform for society. Ireland is far in a ideology => He try to show that. In popular english culture => Irish are stigmatize like clowns‚ buffoons. Shaw is offering a solution to the problem which is how to fix the world ? If you fix western europe‚ you’ll fix the rest of the world. If you wear blinkers you can
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The Role of Humorists in Society “Some men see things as they are and ask why. Others dream things that never were and why not”‚ said by George Bernard Shaw (miscellaneous quotes). In society today‚ many people go about with things and don’t ask why they do such matter. In the article‚ “Corn-pone opinions” by Mark Twain‚ he uses a good example: he states that “fashion has established itself: it is admired‚ now‚ and no one laughs”. In other words‚ fashion is created‚ and people go along with it
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