Shaw was a man of conflicts, and though some came from without, the majority were simply Shaw running roughshod over himself. He was quick to adopt new ideas, then vehement in defending them for as long as he kept them--which was rarely very long.

He first fought to abolish censorship, then supported

A very witty play.

I hadn't realized until just a few weeks ago that the tale of Androcles and the lion was current in the Roman Empire, but as a fact, not a fable. A lion actually did spare its intended victim in the Coloseum, apparently showing affection towards him. I found the reference in an academic study of the

Shaw was a complicated man, alright. As others have noted, the bulk of this play is a long and densely packed criticism of the historical and literary merits of the bible as an interpretation of questionable motives and events of Jesus and his crew. I was put in mind of C.S. Lewis, but I think he di

Ο George Bernard Shaw χρησιμοποιεί έναν από τους μύθους του Αισώπου. Ο Ανδροκλής είναι ο αδύναμος άνθρωπος με μεγαλείο ψυχής, που η ζωή του ανταποδίδει τις καλοσύνες που έχει κάνει. Από την άλλη το λιοντάρι δεν ξεχνάει την ευγνωμοσύνη που δέχτηκε από τον ευεργέτη του.