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True or falsehis life and career Shaw was born in London. The 5 novels he wrote in 1879 and 1883 brought him profit and fame. Shaw began his literary career by writing plays. His career as a novelist began in 1892. Shaw took an interest in capitalist theories. True or false his works Widower’s House and Man and Superman can be regarded as the typical representatives of Shaw’s early plays. Mrs. Warren’s Profession is a history play in which Shaw kept an eye on the contemporary society. His first play is Candida. His later players were concerned with social problems. His idea of “Life Force” can be presented in Pygmalion. The Apple Cart is about racial problems. epigram the more you learn, the more you know. the more you know, the more you forget. the more you forget, the less you know. so why learn? 　 I was born intelligent - education ruined me. Practice makes perfect But nobody’s perfect so why practice? Your future depends on your dreams. So go to sleep. Bernard Shaw One day ,Shaw took part in a grand party, in which he met the then Prime Minister Churchill. Churchill was very fat at that time whereas Shaw was very thin. Churchill said to Shaw very sharply,” When people see you ,they will know how poor the country is”. And then Shaw answered very quickly, “ When people see you, they will know the reason why our country is so poor.” Shaws viewpoint on literature 322 attack the _____ tradition. against the credo of “______” held by those decadent aesthetic artists. The mission of drama was to reveal the ___ from a ___ point of view. Shaw took the modern social issues as his ___ with the aim of directing social ___. Most of his plays can be termed as ___ plays. Shaw’s view on politics Page 320 Mrs. Warren’s Profession Mrs. Warrens professions when Shaw completed it in 1893, it was censored禁演 for 30 years. when it was finally produced in 1925, the public was outraged by its controversial content. Plot summary: Mrs. Warr