Topic Discussion：Write no less than 150 words on each of the following topics in English on the Answer Sheet.Briefly discuss George Bernard Shaw's dramatic achievement in terms of the major subjects and features of his plays.
A. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW WAS CONSIDERED THE LEADING PLAYWRIGHT OF THE 20TH CENTURY. HIS EARLY PLAYS WERE MAINLY CONCERNED WITH SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND DIRECTED TOWARDS THE CRITICISM OF THE CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, MORAL AND RELIGIOUS EVILS. SHAW WROTE QUITE A FEW HISTORY PLAYS, IN WHICH HE KEPT AN EYE ON THE CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY. SHAW ALSO PRODUCED SEVERAL PLAYS, EXPLORING HIS IDEA OF “LIFE FORCE”. BESIDES, SHAW WROTE PLAYS ON MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS.
B. STRUCTURALLY AND THEMATICALLY, SHAW FOLLOWED THE GREAT TRADITIONS OF REALISM. ONE FEATURE OF SHAW'S CHARACTERIZATION IS THAT HE MAKES THE TRICK OF SHOWING UP ONE CHARACTER VIVIDLY AT THE EXPENSE OF ANOTHER.
C. SHAW'S PLAYS HAVE PLOTS, BUT THEY DO NOT WORK BY PLOTS. THE PLOT IS USUALLY THE DISREGARDED BACKBONE TO ONE LONG, UNBROKEN CONVERSATION. IT IS THE VITALITY OF THE TALK THAT TAKES PRIMACY OVER MERE STORY. ACTION IS REDUCED TO A MINIMUM, WHILE THE DIALOGUE AND THE INTERPLAY OF THE MINDS OF THE CHARACTERS MAINTAIN THE INTEREST OF THE AUDIENCE. THE FORWARD MOTION CONSISTS NOT IN THE UNROLLING OF PLOT BUT IN THE OPERATION OF THE SPIRIT OF DISCOURSE.
