Misalliance is a play written in 1909–1910 by George Bernard Shaw. The play
takes place entirely on a single Saturday afternoon in the conservatory of a
large country house in Hindhead, Surrey in Edwardian era England.
It is a continuation of some of the ideas on marriage that he expressed in
1908 in his play, Getting Married. It was also a continuation of some of his
other ideas on Socialism, physical fitness, the Life Force, and "The New
Woman": i.e. women intent on escaping Victorian standards of helplessness,
passivity, stuffy propriety, and non-involvement in politics or general
affairs.
Misalliance is an ironic examination of the mating instincts of a varied group
of people gathered at a wealthy man's country home on a summer weekend. Most
of the romantic interest centers on the host's daughter, Hypatia Tarleton, a
typical Shaw heroine who exemplifies his lifelong theory that in courtship,
women are the relentless pursuers and men the apprehensively pursued.
References:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misalliance
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