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Famous Plays 　　●《武器与人》Arms and the Man ●《华伦夫人的职业》（Mrs Warrens Profession） 《鳏夫的房产》（Widowers Houses） 　 　　●《人与超人》（Man and Superman） ●《圣女贞德》（Saint Joan） 　　 ●《卖花女》（Pygmalion） 　 （1964年改编成电影《窈窕淑女》，当年获奥斯卡最佳影片、最佳导演、最佳改编音乐等八座小金人。） 　 　 ●《魔鬼的门徒》（The Devils Disciple） 　●《伤心之家》（Heartbreak House） 　　 　　 ●《巴巴拉少校》（Major Barbara） 　　●《苹果车》（The Apple Cart） 　 　 Man and Superman Man and Superman tells the story of two rivals: John Tanner (a wealthy, politically-minded intellectual who values his freedom) and Ann Whitefield (a charming, scheming hypocritical young woman who wants Tanner as a husband). Once Tanner realizes that Miss Whitefield is hunting for a spouse (and that he is the only target), he attempts to flee, only to find out that his attraction to Ann is too overwhelming to escape. There are no villains in the piece. Crime, like disease, is not interesting: it is something to be done away with by general consent, and that is all [there is] about it. It is what men do at their best, with good intentions, and what normal men and women find that they must and will do in spite of their intentions, that really concern us. Saint Joan Saint Joan Pygmalion Personal opinion! In my pinion, the theme of Pygmalion is criticizing the current thoughts to dignity and tell the reader what the real dignity is. At the beginning of the novel, Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics, made a bet on the a Cockney flower girl, who looked dirty and humble, with his friend, Colonel Pickering. Henry Higgins came from the upper reaches of society and looked much nobler than the flower girl. When finally the flower girl used the dignity what she learnt from Henry Higgins to ridicule him politely, his impression was more like when the flower sold flowers standing on the street: rude and crazy. Shaw made a turn of fate on the girl and played a big joke. Then we can see thorough those