Heartbreak House

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Heartbreak House is a satirical play by George Bernard Shaw that critiques the complacency and moral decay of the British upper class on the eve of World War I.

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instanceOf play
theatrical work
author George Bernard Shaw
character Ariadne Utterword
Boss Mangan
Captain Shotover
Ellie Dunn
Hesione Hushabye
Lady Utterword
Mazzini Dunn
copyrightStatus public domain in many countries
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
criticizes British upper class
Edwardian society
political complacency
depicts pre-war English country house
dramaticForm comedy of manners
problem play
firstPerformanceDate 1920
firstPerformanceLocation New York City
firstPerformanceTheatre Garrick Theatre
firstPublicationDate 1919
genre drama
satirical play
hasAdaptation radio drama
stage revival
television production
inspiredBy Anton Chekhov
The Cherry Orchard (stage production)
surface form: The Cherry Orchard
language English
literaryMovement modernist drama
notableFor blend of Chekhovian style with Shavian satire
originalLanguage English
partOf George Bernard Shaw
surface form: George Bernard Shaw plays
publicationMedium print
publisher Constable & Co.
surface form: Constable and Company
settingCountry England
settingPeriod eve of World War I
structure three-act play
subtitle A Fantasia in the Russian Manner on English Themes
theme class relations
complacency before war
critique of British upper class
failure of leadership
moral decay
social satire
timeOfAction pre-1914
writer George Bernard Shaw

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George Bernard Shaw notableWork Heartbreak House