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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

Shaw's humorous satire of the medical profession.

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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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George Bernard Shaw (26 July 1856 - 2 November 1950), known at his insistence simply as Bernard Shaw, was an Irish playwright, critic, polemicist and political activist. His influence on Western theatre, culture and politics extended from the 1880s to his death and beyond... Read Full Overview

The eponymous dilemma of the play is that of the newly honoured doctor Sir Colenso Ridgeon, who has developed a revolutionary new cure for tuberculosis. However, his private medical practice, with limited staff and resources, can only treat ten patients at a time. From a group... Read Full Overview

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