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The Apple Cart
Hardcover
General Political SciencePlays
ISBN13: 9781025455631
Publisher: Tradd Street Press
Published: Feb 14 2026
Pages: 130
Weight: 0.80
Height: 0.38 Width: 6.14 Depth: 9.21
Language: English
The Apple Cart is a sharp and provocative political satire by the renowned playwright Bernard Shaw. Set in a fictionalized future England, the play revolves around King Magnus as he faces a constitutional crisis orchestrated by his elected cabinet. The ministers, led by the Prime Minister, attempt to reduce the monarch to a mere figurehead, stripped of his power to influence public affairs. However, the King proves to be a formidable political strategist, turning the tables on his adversaries by threatening to abdicate and run for a seat in Parliament as a commoner.
Through this battle of wits, the play offers a profound critique of democracy and the nature of leadership, examining whether the popular vote truly represents the interests of the people or if it is easily manipulated by corporate interests and political gamesmanship. Shaw's characteristic wit and intellectual rigor are on full display as he deconstructs the mechanisms of government and the tensions between tradition and modernity. The Apple Cart remains a timely exploration of political power and the complexities of governing a modern state.
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