You Never Can Tell

Drama | George Bernard Shaw

Discuss You Never Can Tell as a Drama of Ideas. 

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Discuss You Never Can Tell as a drama of ideas nbsp Drama of Ideas is a drama in which the clash of ideas and hostile ideologies expresses the most acute problems of social and personal morality To put it differently Drama of Ideas is a different type of drama that discusses creating ideas The pioneer of Drama of Ideas is George Bernard Shaw - You Never Can Tell is a drama of ideas because it reflects social problems and personal morality nbsp Definition Drama of Ideas is a type of drama that presents specific ideas or theories in dramatic form It is another name for social criticism or a real sense of the development of modern society nbsp You Never Can Tell As a Drama of Ideas Every literary work has some features and You Never Can Tell is no exception This drama has some unique features of Drama of

Ideas illustrated here nbsp Focusing on Conjugal Problems You Never Can Tell is a drama of ideas In this drama Shaw expresses conjugal problems We know that Conjugal life depends on mutual understanding In the play Mr Crampton and Mrs Clandon s marital life lacks mutual understanding so their conjugal life creates a big problem and they become judicially separated nbsp We don't bother much about dress and manners in England because as a nation we don't dress well and we've no manners nbsp So it proves that You Never Can Tell is a drama of ideas nbsp Dilemma in Relationship G B Shaw is a genius dramatist in the Victorian period In his drama he reveals dilemmas in relationships through the characters of Valentine and Gloria When Gloria learns that Valentine has already proposed to several women she asks him directly and Valentine without hesitation confesses that he has already proposed to several women But it is the natural instinct of a man to propose to women to find true partners nbsp Now he has his perfect match and that s why he does not anymore to anyone But Gloria is not convinced But Valentine also tells her that when he saw Gloria he felt oxygen was running in his blood Gloria also admits that she also felt so nbsp Satire on Conventional Love and Marriage Shaw satirizes conventional love and marriage In the play Shaw s mouthpiece is the waiter Walter Boon He delivers the message of the drama - young men and women at the point of marrying regard marriage as a source of dread Still marriages are not as unhappy and uncomfortable as they think Marriages create a paradise on earth by producing happiness and comfort for both the husband and the wife Walter Boon says nbsp Well sir you never can tell That s a principle in life with me sir if you ll excuse my having such a thing nbsp Realistic Love of Valentine Valentine tells Gloria that his love is not conventional He does not kneel in front of her She doesn t worship and adore her like a romantic lover Instead he hugs her tightly and kisses her lips Here he applies his new method to overcome new women's resistance His work is more direct and realistic so he easily wins Gloria s heart nbsp Representation of Byronic hero Valentine is a Byronic hero in the play A Byronic Hero has some features like tall handsome educated adventurous and a womanizer These features are represented in the character of Valentine He is anti-romantic in his attitude to love and far from being sentimental But he feels that he is a device of the life force in fulfilling its highest purpose He proposes to many women before seeing Gloria nbsp Morality Every literary work bears morality for humans and You Never Can Tell is no exception The play's morality is that everyone can never tell what will happen in the future Man needs a family and marital life needs mutual understanding Walter Buhon says nbsp It's unwise to be born it's unwise to be married it's unwise to live and it's unwise to die nbsp In conclusion we can assert that this drama is properly a drama of ideas because it contains all the features of the drama of ideas and here Shaw produces his realistic view of love and marriage

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