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'The Doctors Dilemma' is about a doctor who has discovered a cure for tuberculosis and is faced with the decision of whether to save a great artist or an unselfish friend who has not made a success of his life. The doctor's decision is further complicated by the fact that he... Read Full Overview

George Bernard Shaw's classic play exploring a profound moral dilemma plaguing a brilliant physician. Sir Colenso Ridgeon has developed an amazing treatment and cure for tuberculosis. Unfortunately, he can only cure a small number of patients with his limited resources. Faced... Read Full Overview

The Doctor's Dilemma is a play by George Bernard Shaw first staged in 1906. It is a problem play about the moral dilemmas created by limited medical resources, and the conflicts between the demands of private medicine as a business and a vocation.

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Shaw's humorous satire of the medical profession.

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the doctors dilemma From George Bernard Shaw

The Doctor's Dilemma: A Tragedy is a play written by the renowned playwright, George Bernard Shaw, in 1922. The play revolves around the dilemma faced by a doctor, Sir Colenso Ridgeon, who has the power to save the life of a talented artist, Louis Dubedat, but is conflicted about... Read Full Overview

The Doctors Dilemma' is about a doctor who has discovered a cure for tuberculosis and is faced with the decision of whether to save a great artist or an unselfish friend who has not made a success of his life. The doctor's decision is further complicated by the fact that he is... Read Full Overview