Project Gutenberg 2004-05-01 Public domain in the USA. 363 Shaw, Bernard 1856 1950 Shaw, George Bernard Shaw, Bernhard Shaw, G. Bernard (George Bernard) Bassetto, Corno di Shaw, G. B. (George Bernard) Getting Married Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Getting_Married Produced by Eve Sobol and Distributed Proofreaders HTML file produced by David Widger "Getting Married" by Bernard Shaw is a play written in the early 20th century, specifically in 1908. The work is a critical exploration of marriage, tackling the institution's complexities and contradictions, as seen through Shaw's often confrontational lens. The preface reveals Shaw’s skepticism about the romanticized views of marriage and highlights the ongoing “revolt against marriage,” questioning its societal implications and the inherent inequalities it perpetuates. At the start of the play, the opening portion presents Shaw's reflections on the perceptions and realities surrounding marriage. He discusses the misguided beliefs people hold about marriage, the pressures it places on individuals, particularly women, and the societal norms that complicate personal relationships. Shaw highlights the idea that many individuals enter into marriages not out of genuine connection but rather due to societal expectations and economic necessity. He portrays marriage as a legal and social contract that can often foster hypocrisy and limit personal freedom, setting the stage for a deeper exploration of its dynamics throughout the play. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 71.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Marriage -- Drama Married people -- Drama Weddings -- Drama PR Text Category: Plays/Films/Dramas Category: British Literature 394238 2025-07-03T04:50:50.664879 text/html 394201 2013-04-11T12:02:40 text/html 211939 2025-07-03T04:50:58.152873 application/epub+zip 221395 2025-07-03T04:50:52.536890 application/epub+zip 221395 2025-07-03T04:50:51.387892 application/epub+zip 390844 2025-07-03T04:51:01.445820 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 383219 2025-07-03T04:50:57.426885 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 360743 2022-09-03T08:04:07.164381 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 362255 2025-07-03T04:50:50.290887 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 362069 2013-04-11T12:03:04 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19076 2025-07-03T04:51:01.569808 application/rdf+xml 12134 2025-07-03T04:50:51.866844 image/jpeg 3166 2025-07-03T04:50:51.626883 image/jpeg 138163 2013-04-11T12:03:32 application/octet-stream application/zip 134112 2013-04-11T12:03:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 205955 2025-07-03T04:50:50.693893 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia