Misalliance
by George Bernard Shaw

Name: Misalliance
Brand: George Bernard Shaw
SKU: 9780573619557
Rating: 3.65 (6 reviews)

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What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the clever characters and engaging dialogue in 'Misalliance', finding the play both humorous and thought-provoking. Many feel Shaw's exploration of gender roles and relationships remains relevant today, despite its historical context. The performances, whether read or listened to, are often praised for bringing the witty script to life.

Clever characters and engaging dialogueHumorous and thought-provokingRelevant exploration of gender rolesSome find it challenging to read on the page

Synopsis

In a middle class country estate in England a successful merchant lives with his dotty wife, daughter and son.

The daughter's fiancé is visiting them when the fiancé's father, an aristocrat, arrives.

The girl is obviously fickle and foolish and the boy, though intelligent, is a raw coward.

Into their midst comes a sputtering airplane with a pilot who turns out to be an old school chum of the fiancé's and a Polish woman acrobat.

All of the males make up to her in succession.

Then along comes a youth with a gun to kill the merchant father.

The hub of the action is this: the girl falls in love with the pilot while the fiancé is so awed by the Polish acrobat that he willingly flies off with her, even though he is scared to death.