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The Dark Lady of the Sonnets By Bernard Shaw Brand New Edition The Dark Lady of the Sonnets is a 1910 short play by George Bernard Shaw on William Shakespeare and the "Dark Lady" character in his sonnets. The dark lady of the sonnets was based on a real life person. Sonnets 127 to 152 are addressed to a woman commonly known as the 'Dark Lady' because her hair is said to be black and her skin "dun". These sonnets are explicitly sexual in character, in contrast to those written to the 'Fair Youth'. It is implied that the speaker of the sonnets and the Lady had a passionate affair, but that she was unfaithful, perhaps with the 'Fair Youth'. The poet self-deprecatingly describes himself as balding and middle-aged at the time of writing. Many attempts have been made to identify the "Dark Lady" with historical personalities, such as Mary Fitton or the poet Emilia Lanier, who was Rowse's favoured candidate, though neither lady fits the author's descriptions. She has also been identified with Elizabeth Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton.

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Overruled Bernard Shaw Brand New Edition This piece is not an argument for or against polygamy. It is a clinical study of how the thing actually occurs among quite ordinary people, innocent of all unconventional views concerning it. The enormous majority of cases in real life are those of people in that position. Those who deliberately and conscientiously profess what are oddly called advanced views by those others who believe them to be retrograde, are often, and indeed mostly, the last people in the world to engage in unconventional adventures of any kind, not only because they have neither time nor disposition for them, but because the friction set up between the individual and the community by the expression of unusual views of any sort is quite enough hindrance to the heretic without being complicated by personal scandals. Thus the theoretic libertine is usually a person of blameless family life, whilst the practical libertine is mercilessly severe on all other libertines, and excessively conventional in professions of social principle.

"[...] PARENTS AND CHILDREN Trailing Clouds of Glory Childhood is a stage in the process of that continual remanufacture of the Life Stuff by which the human race is perpetuated. The Life Force either will not or cannot achieve immortality except in very low organisms: indeed it is by no means ascertained that even the amoeba is immortal. Human beings visibly wear out, though they last longer than their friends the dogs. Turtles, parrots, and elephants are believed to be capable of outliving the memory of the oldest human inhabitant. But the fact that new ones are born conclusively proves that they are not immortal. Do away with death and you do away with the need for birth: in fact if you went on breeding, you would finally have to kill old people to make room for young ones.[...]".

"[...] "Cashel!" she said, with emphatic surprise. "Are you sulky?" "No," he retorted, angrily. "I haven't said anything. I suppose my manners are not good enough, I'm very sorry; but I can't help it." "Very well," said Mrs. Byron, firmly. "You can go, Cashel. I am not pleased with you." Cashel walked out of the room and slammed the door. At the foot of the staircase he was stopped by a boy about a year younger than himself, who accosted him eagerly. "How much did she give you?" he whispered. "Not a halfpenny," replied Cashel, grinding his teeth. "Oh, I say!" exclaimed the other, much disappointed. "That was beastly mean." "She's as mean as she can be," said Cashel. "It's all old Monkey's fault. He[...]".

(Ein schöner Oktobermorgen im nordöstlichen Viertel Londons. In diesem ausgedehnten Bezirk sind die Seitengässchen viel weniger schmal, schmutzig, übelriechend und stickig als in dem viele Meilen entfernten London von Mayfair und St. James. Hier spielt sich besonders das unelegante Leben der Mittelklassen ab. Die breiten, dichtbevölkerten Strassen sind mit hässlichen eisernen Bedürfnisanstalten, radikalen Klubs und Trambahnlinien, auf denen Ketten von gelben Wagen endlos einziehen, reichlich versehn. Doch Sind die Hauptverkehrsadern mit grasbewachsenen Vorgärtchen verziert, von denen man nur den kleinen Streifen betritt, der vom Pförtchen zur Haustür führt. Jene Strassen werden durch die stumm geduldete Eintönigkeit sich meilenweit erstreckender hässlicher Ziegelbauten, schwarzer Eisengitter, Steinpflaster und Schieferdächer arg entstellt. Anständig aber unmodern oder gemein und ärmlicb gekleidete Leute, die an dieses Viertel gewöhnt sind und sich zumeist in aufreibender Weise für andere plagen müssen, ohne sich für ihre Arbeit zu interessieren, bilden ihre Bewohner. Das bisschen ihnen gebliebene Energie und Eifer gipfelt in der Habgier des Londoner Cockneys und in der Begierde, ihr Geschäft vorwärts zu bringen. Selbst die Schutzleute und die Kapellen sind nicht selten genug, die Eintönigkeit zu unterbrechen. Die Sonne scheint klar, es ist nicht neblig, und obgleich der Rauch sowohl die Gesichter und Hände als auch die Mauern aus Ziegelstein und Mörtel verhindert, frisch und rein zu sein, so ist er doch nicht schwarz und schwer genug, um einen Londoner zu belästigen.)

"[...]uniform and your medals and orders and so forth. Get a guard of honor—something showy—horse guards or something of that sort; and call on the old girl— MITCHENER. The old girl? BALSQUITH. Well, Lady Richmond. Apologize to her. Ask her leave to accept the command. Tell her that youve made the curate your adjutant or your aide-de-camp or whatever is the proper thing. By the way, what can you make him? MITCHENER. I might make him my chaplain. I dont see why I shouldnt have a chaplain on my staff. He showed a very proper spirit in punching that young cub's head. I should have done the same myself. BALSQUITH. Then Ive your promise to take command if Lady Richmond consents? MITCHENER. On condition that I have a free hand. No nonsense about public opinion or democracy. BALSQUITH. As far as possible, I think I may say yes.[...]".

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George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright who co-founded the London School of Economics. Shaw wrote more than 60 plays with his most famous being Pygmalion, which served as the inspiration for the musical My Fair Lady.

There is no subject on which more dangerous nonsense is talked and thought than marriage. If the mischief stopped at talking and thinking it would be bad enough; but it goes further, into disastrous anarchical action. Because our marriage law is inhuman a

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Man and Superman A Comedy and a Philosophy By Bernard Shaw NEW EDITION Man and Superman is a four-act drama, written by George Bernard Shaw in 1903. The series was written in response to calls for Shaw to write a play based on the Don Juan theme. Man and Superman opened at The Royal Court Theatre in London on 23 May 1905, but with the omission of the 3rd Act. A part of the act, Don Juan in Hell (Act 3, Scene 2), was performed when the drama was staged on 4 June 1907 at the Royal Court. The play was not performed in its entirety until 1915, when the Travelling Repertory Company played it at the Lyceum Theatre, Edinburgh. Mr. Whitefield has recently died, and his will indicates that his daughter, Ann should be left in the care of two men, Roebuck Ramsden and Jack Tanner. Ramsden, a venerable old man, distrusts Jack Tanner, an eloquent man with revolutionary ideas. In spite of what Ramsden says, Ann accepts Tanner as a guardian, and she defies Tanner's revolutionary beliefs with her own beliefs. Tanner's dedication to anarchy is unable to disarm Ann's charm, and ultimately she persuades him to marry her. Eventually Ann chooses Tanner over her more persistent suitor, a young man named Octavius Robinson.

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Mrs. Warren's Profession By Bernard Shaw

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Product Description: Heartbreak House is not merely the name of the play which follows this preface. It is cultured, leisured Europe before the war. When the play was begun not a shot had been fired; and only the professional diplomatists and the very few amateurs whose hobby is foreign policy even knew that the guns were loaded...read more