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Play House: There is little action in the play house, but the dialogue is sophisticated and the characterizations are shrewd. In it Shaw gives his views on international politics, interweaving typical Shavian witticisms with some of the profoundest passages in his works. Patterned after Chekhov, Heartbreak House foresees the breakdown of pre-World War I European society. The house of the title is a symbol of England.
At the back of the house is usually where the private garden, the terrace, outdoor living room, play house area and so on are located. Livability and usefulness should be stressed here. This part reflects you and your family and their way of life as surely as does the interior of your home. If there are children, play house space for them may be included. The private area should be screened discreetly to provide reasonable privacy and block undesirable views.
HEARTBREAK HOUSE is a play house in three acts by George Bernard Shaw (q.v.), who regarded it as his best work. Written at intervals between 1913 and 1919, it was published in 1919 and first performed in 1920 in New York. The scene is a room, built to resemble an old-fashioned ship's cabin, in a country house in northern Sussex, and the main characters are Captain Shot-over, his two daughters, and various weekend guests. |
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