How does Shaw satirize Victorian 'modern' relationships in You Never Can Tell George Bernard Shaw satirizes Victorian family life and marriage in his famous play You Never Can Tell He mocks the false modern relationships of his time Through humor and irony he exposes pride misunderstanding and selfishness in family and love False Modernity Shaw shows that many Victorians called themselves modern but they were not truly modern in thought Mrs Clandon thinks she is free and modern yet she repeats the same mistakes She separates from her husband Mr Crampton but still controls her children s minds Shaw exposes this false sense of progress and independence Conflict Between Old and New Mr Crampton represents the old proud and strict Victorian man He is called a domestic tyrant by Mrs Clandon He believes men should rule women Mrs Clandon on the other hand believes in freedom and equality Their failed