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Augustus Does His Bit

Augustus Does His Bit

Shaw, George Bernard

Paperback

Literary CriticismPlaysPlaywriting

ISBN10: 1419108204
ISBN13: 9781419108204
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: Jun 17 2004
Pages: 48
Weight: 0.22
Height: 0.10 Width: 7.50 Depth: 9.25
Language: English
Augustus Does His Bit is a satirical play written by the renowned playwright George Bernard Shaw. The play is set during World War I and follows the story of Augustus, a wealthy and privileged young man who decides to join the army in order to do his part for the war effort. However, Augustus quickly discovers that life in the army is not what he expected and he struggles to adapt to the harsh realities of war.Throughout the play, Shaw uses Augustus as a symbol for the privileged classes who were largely untouched by the war and who often viewed it as a distant and glamorous adventure. Through Augustus' experiences, Shaw exposes the absurdity of war and the ways in which it affects people from all walks of life.The play is filled with Shaw's trademark wit and social commentary, and it provides a powerful critique of the war and the society that created it. It is a thought-provoking and engaging work that continues to be studied and performed today.AUGUSTUS. I did not know that I was talking to an imbecile. You ought to be ashamed of yourself. There must be an end of this drunken slacking. I'm going to establish a new order of things here. I shall come down every morning before breakfast until things are properly in train. Have a cup of coffee and two rolls for me here every morning at half-past ten.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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