In the play Man and Superman, George Bernard Shaw uses many ideas of the time to create one of the best romantic comedies of his time. In this era of realism playwrights used many tactics to make their plays more realistic. “All plays have similar elements such as the characteristic that all plays must appear to be real people in real settings, secrets known to the audience but not other characters, and each individual act repeats the general action of the entire play.” (Hompage.smc.edu) These elements are easily visible in the work, with some twists. Man and Superman is one of George Bernard Shaw's best works, although it was never fully performed for a long time after the play's release. . The whole show begins with a "dedicatory epistle to Arthur Bingham Walkley, Shaw's friend for fifteen years". (Bartelby.com) Arthur is the main reason for making this Don Juan play because of how he wondered why Shaw didn't make a play with this type of scenario. The dedication goes on to talk about how: "Arthur will recognize the play, how Shaw begins his plays by showing the Puritans the plight of his contemporary English drama, he continues to blather on about aspects of life, which leads to how Arthur will react to the playwriting , the Epistle veers into talking about other playwrights and how the Don Juan theme has lost its touch, and concludes by saying that he knows it will not be like other playwrights (Epistle Dedicatory, GB Shaw) Although Shaw thought it was old-fashioned, l The play wasn't that bad. Before reading the play I thought it would be quite boring and unpleasant; Turns out I was wrong and I actually enjoyed reading the play, it was easy to understand and not difficult to follow... middle of paper ......sion is the play Man and Superman by George Bernard Shaw a comic philosophy written for a fifteen-year-old friend named Arthur Bingham Winkley The show was very realistic because the conversations were boring or funny. The period elements also present in the show were real people in real settings, secrets known to the audience but not other characters, and every single act repeats the general action of the entire play. The play was a great read, and although I was bored in very few parts, it was a good representation of the plays of that period. Works Cited http://www.bartleby.com/157/2.html, no author, No upload date, taken January 16, 2014Man and Superman, Shaw GB, written 1903, taken January 16, 2014Jones, Janie, http ://homepage.smc.edu/jones_janie/TA%202/8Realism.htm, uploaded N/ A, taken January 16, 2014