and metaphysical problems of human society:Man and Superman (1903);Back to Methuselah(1923);plays on miscellaneous subjects The Apple Cart (1910),John Bull's Other Island (1904),Pygmalion (1913),Getting Married (1908).Misalliance (1910).Fanny's Firs Play (1910);The Doctor's Dilemma(1911) 2.0 Characteristics of His Plays: 5 2.1 Problem Plays:Most of his plays are concerned with political. economic,moral,or religious problems,and thus,can be termed as problem plays. 2.2 Characterization:highly colored and exaggerated;a,he makes 5 the trick of showing up character vividly at the expense ofanother;b, the representatives of ideas,points of view,that shift and alter during the play,for Mr.Shaw is primarily interested in doctrines. 2.3 Inversion of Theatrical Situation and Character Portrayal:By presenting a conventional hero as a villain,or a conventional villain as a hero,Shaw intends to give a shocking impression to his audience and challenge the conventional way ofpubic thinking 2.4 A Strong Sense of Comedy:Shaw's temperament has natural 5 comic buoyancy which comes out even at the moment of deepest emotion.His comic gifs,his sharp wit and his sure instinct for theatrical effect have brought a new kind of energy and intelligence to drama and kept him as a commanding figure in Britain drama for aand metaphysical problems of human society: Man and Superman (1903); Back to Methuselah (1923); plays on miscellaneous subjects: The Apple Cart (1910); John Bull’s Other Island (1904); Pygmalion (1913); Getting Married (1908); Misalliance (1910); Fanny’s First Play (1910); The Doctor’s Dilemma (1911) 2.0 Characteristics of His Plays: 2.1 Problem Plays: Most of his plays are concerned with political, economic, moral, or religious problems, and thus, can be termed as problem plays. 2.2 Characterization: highly colored and exaggerated; a, he makes the trick of showing up character vividly at the expense of another; b, the representatives of ideas, points of view, that shift and alter during the play, for Mr. Shaw is primarily interested in doctrines. 2.3 Inversion of Theatrical Situation and Character Portrayal: By presenting a conventional hero as a villain, or a conventional villain as a hero, Shaw intends to give a shocking impression to his audience and challenge the conventional way of pubic thinking. 2.4 A Strong Sense of Comedy: Shaw’s temperament has natural comic buoyancy which comes out even at the moment of deepest emotion. His comic gifts, his sharp wit and his sure instinct for theatrical effect have brought a new kind of energy and intelligence to drama and kept him as a commanding figure in Britain drama for a 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’ 5’