Candida (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: George Bernard Shaw
- First Published: 1897
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: 1894
- Setting: London, England
- Genres: Drama, Problem play, Comedy
- Subjects: Husbands, Wives, Love or romance, Nineteenth century, Poetry or poets, England or English people, London, Clergy
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Eugene Marchbanks, an eighteen-year-old poet, the nephew of an earl. Having left Oxford, Marchbanks is found sleeping outdoors by Morell, who brings him home. Marchbanks proceeds to fall in love with Morell’s lovely wife, Candida. Marchbanks is slight, effeminate, frightened, and painfully sensitive, but he has the genuine poet’s insight into human motivations. He is sure that his own helplessness and inadequacy will prove irresistible to a woman so purely feminine as Candida. He is horrified that Candida must dirty her hands working around the house....
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George Bernard Shaw (Censorship--Ready Reference series)George Bernard Shaw (Cyclopedia of World Authors)George Bernard Shaw (Dictionary of World Biography)George Bernard Shaw (Drama)
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