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Man and Superman
George Bernard Shaw
Book Overview:
Three characters from Mozart’s Don Giovanni (Don Juan, Dona Ana, and the statue of the Commendatore, Dona Ana’s father) meet in Hell and, joined by the Devil, have a philosophical debate on a variety of subjects, including Heaven and Hell, men, women and marriage. In the end, they all decide where they will spend eternity.
Three characters from Mozart’s Don Giovanni (Don Juan, Dona Ana, and the statue of the Commendatore, Dona Ana’s father) meet in Hell and, joined by the Devil, have a philosophical debate on a variety of subjects, including Heaven and Hell, men, women and marriage. In the end, they all decide where they will spend eternity.
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The parlormaid returns.
OCTAVIUS. But—
RAMSDEN. [calling his attention to the servant] Ssh! Well?
THE MAID. Mr Tanner wishes to see you, sir.
RAMSDEN. Mr Tanner!
OCTAVIUS. Jack!
RAMSDEN. How dare Mr Tanner call on me! Say I cannot see him.
OCTAVIUS. [hurt] I am sorry you are turning my friend from your door like that.
THE MAID. [calmly] He's not at the door, sir. He's upstairs in the drawingroom with Miss Ramsden. He came with Mrs Whitefield and Miss Ann and Miss Robinson, sir.
Ramsden's feelings are beyond words.
OCTAVIUS. [grinning] That's very like Jack, Mr Ramsden. You must see him, even if it's only to turn him out.
RAMSDEN. [hammering out his words with suppressed fury] Go upstairs and ask Mr Tanner to be good enough to step down here.. . . Read More
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Community Reviews
Shaw has two distinct classes of follower: there are those who enjoy his vivid characters and humor, and those who idolize him as a revolutionary spiritual force. Each appreciates a different side of Shaw's character, and each of his plays presents a struggle between his creative instinct and his re
I think this is my first reading of George Bernard Shaw’s Man and Superman, an unwieldy play that I heard produced by Sir Peter Hall, featuring Dame Judi Dench and Ralph Fiennes. I had a huge Collected Plays of Shaw to keep me on track, as the production is more than four hours long, and Hall insist
This play is really very learned
It was written by this guy Bernard
And really I think the title is a bit of a lie
Because this Superman doesn’t wear a cape or fly
Or catch bad guys like Lex Luther or Braniac
It seems to be all about an idea invented by that maniac
With a name nobody can spell, Friedrich
Shaw's first attempt to explore the concept of evolution
23 June 2012
We admit that when the divinity we worshipped made itself visible and comprehensible, we crucified it.
This phrase above, which appears in the epilogue, pretty much sums up the theme of the entire play, and that is that it is imposs
Look, there are three awesome acts in this and then there's that whole thing in the middle where Don Juan argues with the devil. Is the rest of the play just an excuse for Act III? Is it, like, the bread around a Don Juan / Satan sandwich? I preferred the bread.
I didn't hate the Don Juan / Satan par
الإنسان والسوبرمان هي ثاني أفضل ما قرأت لشو بعد بجماليون
فالمسرحية برغم طولها المفرط إلا أنها وجبة عقلية ممتعة
وفيها يستغل شو سخريته اللاذعة وأسلوبه الجذاب
في ابتداع نوع متميز من المسرحيات
ألا وهو مسرح الأفكار
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ما الإنسان إلا حبل منصوب بين الحيوان والإنسان المتفوق
فهو الحبل المشدود فوق ال
منذ نحو قرن من الزمان يبدو أن الرجل الأوروبي لم يكن لديه قرنان في رأسه أو على الأقل لم تكن ظاهرة بارزة كما هو معروف عنه الأن. فالمسرحية تبدأ بالفتاة التي تأتي أهلها حامل بطفل ترفض أن تخبرهم من أباه و ينقسم الجمع لبعض من يشفق عليها و بعض من يسلقها بألسنة حداد إلا أن الوضع في النهاية لم يجر مجرا شرقيا