Widower's Houses

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The first player written by Nobel Prize winner George Bernard Shaw, Widowers' Houses is a stage play that examines the power structures of economic inequality. A young doctor is appalled to learn that his fiancee's fortune is a result of his future father in law's exploitation of poor people. His shock and disgust toward such blatant greed also highlights his lack of concern for where his own wealth comes from. Though Widowers' Houses premiered in 1892, its critiques of affluent society and classism are as relevant in the 21st century as ever.