Project Gutenberg 1997-06-01 Public domain in the USA. 228 Shaw, Bernard 1856 1950 Shaw, George Bernard Shaw, Bernhard Shaw, G. Bernard (George Bernard) Bassetto, Corno di Shaw, G. B. (George Bernard) Misalliance Produced by Ron Burkey, Amy Thomte, and David Widger "Misalliance" by George Bernard Shaw is a play written in the late 19th century (Victorian era). The narrative revolves around Johnny Tarleton, a young business man, and his interactions with Bentley Summerhays, who aspires to marry Johnny's sister, Hypatia. The play explores themes of class, gender roles, and the complexities of human relationships through witty dialogues and a series of humorous confrontations. The opening of the play introduces Johnny Tarleton in his father's house, where he is enjoying a relaxing weekend. Soon, his friend Bentley Summerhays arrives and struck by tension between their contrasting personalities, a heated argument about social status and what it means to be a man ensues. This conflict is further complicated by the presence of Hypatia, who navigates her own feelings and expectations regarding marriage and societal roles, as well as the family dynamics involving Johnny and their parents. The conversations and character dynamics set the stage for a comedic exploration of misalliances in love and society, foreshadowing a dramatic incident as an aeroplane crashes into their lives, bringing unexpected developments. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en English drama -- 20th century England -- Social life and customs -- 20th century -- Drama Mate selection -- Drama PR Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 217985 217994 2024-09-01T07:50:19.601632 2023-10-01T07:17:42.757963 text/html text/html 209677 2012-12-13T16:05:56 text/html; charset=us-ascii 76262 2012-12-13T16:06:44 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 126826 2024-09-01T07:50:25.846557 application/epub+zip 134053 2024-09-01T07:50:21.044587 application/epub+zip 134053 2024-09-01T07:50:20.174603 application/epub+zip 238302 2024-09-01T07:50:28.125634 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249399 2024-09-01T07:50:25.297573 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 249467 2022-09-01T08:50:13.841802 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 206384 206349 2024-09-01T07:50:19.305595 2023-10-01T07:17:42.471964 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 206262 2008-07-31T19:33:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 75832 2008-07-31T19:34:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18967 2024-09-01T07:50:28.260535 application/rdf+xml 12460 2024-09-01T07:50:20.526590 image/jpeg 3171 2024-09-01T07:50:20.347556 image/jpeg 130633 2024-09-01T07:50:19.622592 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia