In the life and work of Bernard Shaw there were many ups and downs, but his plays will always amaze with their lightness, beauty, wit and philosophy.
The life of this talented writer began on July 26, 1856 in Dublin. At that time, Show Senior was almost completely ruined and could not save his business. Therefore, Bernard's father drank a lot. Bernard's mother was engaged in singing and did not see the point in her marriage. Therefore, the boy's life did not proceed in particularly good conditions. But, Shaw was not too upset. He went to school, although he did not really learn anything. But, he was very fond of reading. The works of Dickens, Shakespeare, Benyang, as well as Arabian tales and the Bible left a mark and imprint on his life. Also on his education and work influenced the operas sung by his mother and beautiful paintings in the National Gallery.
Creativity Shaw became so interesting and special not at once. Initially, the guy did not really think about his literary talents. He needed to earn money for himself. Therefore, when Bernard was fifteen years old, he became a clerk in the company that was engaged in selling land. Then, he worked as a cashier for four years. This work was so repugnant to Shaw that, after all, he could not stand it and left for London. It was there that his mother lived at that time. She divorced her father and moved to the capital, where she worked as a singing teacher. By that time, Bernard had already thought about his literary career and tried to make a living, writing stories and essays. He constantly sent them to the editorial office, but the work was not accepted in the publication. However, Bernard did not despair, and still continued to write and send, hoping that one day his talent would be understood and the work published. Nine years of work of the writer was rejected. He only once accepted the article and paid for it fifteen shillings. But the five novels he wrote during that time were rejected. But, the show did not stop. Until stat turned out to be a writer, he decided to become an orator. Therefore, in 1884, a young man joined the Fabian Society. There he was immediately noted as a brilliant orator who perfectly knows how to speak his speech. But Shaw was engaged not only in oratory. He understood that a true writer must constantly improve his education. Therefore, he went to the reading room of the British Museum. It was in this museum that he became acquainted with the writer Archer. This acquaintance became quite crucial for Shaw. Archer helped him advance in journalism and Bernard became a freelance correspondent. After that, he received the work of a music critic, where he worked for six years, and three and a half years he criticized various theatrical productions. At the same time, he wrote books about Ibsen and Wagner, and also created his plays, but they remained misunderstood and rejected. For example, the play "The Profession of Mrs. Warren" banned censorship, "We'll Live - We'll See" rehearsed, but they did not put it, but "The Arms and Man" was too confusing for everyone. Of course, the show also wrote other plays, but at that time, only the play The Apprentice of the Devil, which was staged in 1897, gained wide success.
In addition to the plays, the show wrote various reviews, and was also a street speaker. By the way, he propagandized socialist ideas. Also, the show was a member of the municipal council of St. Pancras. As you can understand, it was in this district that he lived. The character of Shaw was such that he always and completely gave himself to full force. That is why, his body constantly suffered various overloads and health worsened. Everything could be quite bad, but, at that time, next to Shaw was already his wife Charlotte and Payne Townsend. She courted and cared about her talented husband until the moment when he did not go on the mend. During the illness, Shaw wrote such plays as "Caesar and Cleopatra", "The Appeal of Captain Brazbaund." "Conversion" he considered a religious treatise, and in "Caesar and Cleopatra", readers could see that the classic images of the main character and the main character have been changed so that they can hardly be recognized.
At one point, Shaw thought that the commercial theater was not suitable for him, he decided to become a playwright and wrote the play "Man and the Superman". But, in 1903, everything changed when the London theater "Mole" began to lead the young actor Granville-Barker and entrepreneur Aedrenn. It was at that time that Shaw's plays were staged in this theater: Candida, Let's Live, See, Another Island of John Bull, Man and the Superman, Major Barbara and The Doctor in the Dilemma. The new leadership did not fail and thanks to Shaw's plays, the season passed with deafening success. Then Shaw wrote several play-discussions, but they were too complicated for intellectuals. For several years the show created light plays for the people, and then two masterpieces appeared that surprised and amazed. These were the plays "Androcles and the Lion" and "Pygmalion".
During the First World War, Shaw again ceased to love. He was criticized and insulted, and the writer did not pay attention to it at all. Instead of being angry and worried, he wrote a play, "A House Where Your Hearts Break." Then came the year 1924, when the writer was again recognized and loved for his drama "Saint John". In 1925, Shaw was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, but he refused it, considering this prize as lying and meaningless. The last of Shaw's successful plays is "Trolley with apples". In the thirties, Shaw traveled a lot. He visited the United States, the USSR, South Africa, India and New Zealand.
Shaw's wife died in 1943. The last years of his life, Shaw spent in a secluded cottage in the county of Hertfordshit. He finished his last play at the age of ninety-two, preserving the clarity of his mind and died on November 2, 1950.