On the lounge of a seaside hotel, Gregory Lunn makes love to a married woman, Mrs. Juno, only to learn that her husband has been courting his own wife. The four meet and argue their way through the conventions of jealousy and fidelity. Shaw’s preface, longer than the play, examines monogamy, the alleviations of marriage and what the theatre may show.
A brisk one-act comedy of 1912 with all Shaw’s provocation intact. Download the free EPUB.