Beauty's Duty

Beauty's Duty
Written byGeorge Bernard Shaw
Date premieredunperformed
Original languageEnglish
SubjectA man is outraged by his wife's views on love
Genrecomedy of manners
SettingA solicitor's office

Beauty's Duty (1913) is a short uncompleted "playlet" by George Bernard Shaw. It is a dialogue between a man and his lawyer about the man's wife. The husband has traditional views on marriage. The wife is more idiosyncratic in her thinking.