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George Bernard Shaw was a playwright and novelist who struggled early in his career with several failed novels before achieving success with his plays, notably 'Pygmalion.' The play explores themes of love and classism through the transformation of a flower girl into a lady. Shaw passed away in 1950 at the age of 94.

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George Bernard Shaw was a playwright and novelist who struggled early in his career with several failed novels before achieving success with his plays, notably 'Pygmalion.' The play explores themes of love and classism through the transformation of a flower girl into a lady. Shaw passed away in 1950 at the age of 94.

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George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw was the third and youngest child (and only son) of George and Lucinda

Shaw. Shaw developed a wide knowledge of music, art, and literature as a result of his mother’s

influence as she was a musician. In 1872 his mother left her husband and took her two

daughters to London to follow a career in music. In 1876 Shaw decided to become a novelist

and went to London. His first novel was a failure. His next four novels also failed, as well as

the articles he wrote for newspapers. But Shaw truly began to make his mark when he began

writing his own plays. His funniest and most popular play is Pygmalion (performed 1913). The

play is a didactic comedy about love and classism. The play is about the training Higgins gives

to a flower girl called Eliza so she could become a proper lady. The play discusses the results of

Higgins’ experiment on Eliza and society. Shaw died in 1950 at age 94.
Match each word to its proper definition

1. Musician a) A person who writes novels.

2. Career b) A piece of writing for a newspaper or

magazine.

3. Novelist c) A person who plays musical instruments

professionally.

4. Article d) A work of art created to teach certain values.

5. Didactic e) The belief that people from high social classes

are better than those from the lower classes.

6. Classism f) A profession someone has for a long period of

time and achieves progress.


Choose the correct answer

1. George Bernard Shaw wasn’t influenced by anyone growing up. (True/ False)

2. Shaw was not a successful novelist. (True/ False)

3. Shaw only wrote four novels. (True/ False)

4. Arms and the Man is Shaw’s most famous play. (True/ False)

5. Pygmalion is considered a comedy. (True/ False)

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