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This is a dark joke about pleasure that never ends, and how excess quickly turns sour. It can be taken to mean that rest without purpose, structure, or contrast stops feeling restful and starts feeling empty. It lands when someone idealizes a life with no duties, only to discover that endless ease can feel strangely miserable.
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About George Bernard Shaw
Irish playwright and critic of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Shaw is best known for his sharp social commentary and satirical plays that exposed class inequality and political hypocrisy. His works, including *Man and Superman* and *Pygmalion*, blend wit with progressive ideas, challenging conventional morality and advocating for humanist values.
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Books by George Bernard Shaw
Candida
1994
Major Barbara
2006
Pygmalion
2009
Heartbreak House
1965
Back to Methuselah
2006