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The Doctor's Dilemma
George Bernard Shaw
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The Doctor's Dilemma is about Dr. Colenso Ridgeon, who has recently been knighted because of a miraculous new treatment he developed for tuberculosis. As his friends arrive to congratulate him on his success, he is visited by two figures who present him with a difficult decision. He has room for one more patient in his clinic; should he give it to Louis Dubedat, a brilliant but absolutely immoral artist, or Dr. Blenkinsop, a poor and rather ordinary physician who is a truly good person? Dr. Ridgeon's dilemma is heightened when he falls for Jennifer Dubedat, the artist's wife, who is innocent of her husband's profligacy.
The Doctor's Dilemma is about Dr. Colenso Ridgeon, who has recently been knighted because of a miraculous new treatment he developed for tuberculosis. As his friends arrive to congratulate him on his success, he is visited by two figures who present him with a difficult decision. He has room for one more patient in his clinic; should he give it to Louis Dubedat, a brilliant but absolutely immoral artist, or Dr. Blenkinsop, a poor and rather ordinary physician who is a truly good person? Dr. Ridgeon's dilemma is heightened when he falls for Jennifer Dubedat, the artist's wife, who is innocent of her husband's profligacy.
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SIR PATRICK. No; but I'll shew you the same bacillus, without the disease, in your own throat.
B. B. No, not the same, Sir Patrick. It is an entirely different bacillus; only the two are, unfortunately, so exactly alike that you cannot see the difference. You must understand, my dear Sir Patrick, that every one of these interesting little creatures has an imitator. Just as men imitate each other, germs imitate each other. There is the genuine diphtheria bacillus discovered by Loeffler; and there is the pseudo-bacillus, . . . Read More
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This is a play by the literary giant George Bernard Shaw. Shaw was of course a advocate of liberal and socialist thought. He was also a good friend and sparring partner with one of my favorites, G.K. Chesterton. This play is about a doctor who has recently been knighted for his development of a cure
For a problem play full of rather unsavoury characters -- perhaps the most unsavoury collection of souls in any play by George Bernard Shaw -- The Doctor's Dilemma is quite deliciously funny.
It's possible, though, that the dark humour works best on those with a dark bent, and more so during a pandem
Very clever, makes cutting social points about death and the medical profession--still highly relevant (considering the ongoing NHS debates in the UK, or healthcare debate in the US for that matter..) One of my favourite quotes from the play: 'every profession is a conspiracy against the laity'. Bri
The dilemma in the title of "The Doctor's Dilemma" is an interesting, if artificial, quandary. A doctor has developed a successful cure for tuberculosis, but supposedly (this is the artificial part) he can treat ten patients at a time. Should he use his last slot to help a talented artist who is a f
It took me three hours to slog through the introduction, and I probably wouldn't have made it had I not been hunkered down at a Silent Reading Party. Shaw goes into great detail on his (now sufficiently outdated) criticisms of doctors and the medical profession, and his writing waxed tedious. This w
Most of this play is, to be honest, nothing special, but it has one of the best death scenes I know. Louis Dubedat, a talented but morally bankrupt artist, is about to breathe his last:
LOUIS. Don't grieve, Walpole. I'm perfectly happy. I'm not in pain. I don't want to live. I've escaped from myself.