Can't afford them, Governor. In 1893 Shaw collaborated with Keir Hardie in writing the party program for the new Independent Labour party. He was cofounder with the Webbs of the London School of Economics, and launched the petition against the imprisonment of Oscar Wilde . In 1897 he entered local government. Like Wilde, he based his metaphors on the combination of trivial and paradox.
Discussion is the basis of the plays.
Many of the works are dramatized essays on the subject of individual responsibility or freedom of spirit against the conformist demands of society. Shaw wrote over 50 plays, and he continued to write them even in his 90s. Since the days of the silent films, Shaw had been a fan of of motion-picture. Shaw was cremated after he died. It was his wish that his ashes be mixed with those of his wife, Charlotte - she had died seven years before.