Title: Overruled
Description: A short play by George Bernard Shaw, explores the complexities of love and marriage through the comical situation of two couples, where each person falls in love with their respective partner's spouse, creating "game of doubles". The play centers around two couples, Mr. and Mrs. Lunn, and Mr. and Mrs. Juno, who are vacationing at a seaside hotel. Mr. Lunn and Mrs. Juno, initially, declare their platonic affection for each other, only to discover that they are both still married. Similary, their spouses, Mr. and Mrs. Juno, develop similar feelings for each other. Shaw describes the play as "a clinical study of how polygamy might be arranged". The play explores themes of love, marriage, societal expectations, and the absurdity of human relationships. Mr. Lunn: A middled aged man who is drawn to Mrs. Juno. Mrs. Juno: A woman who is bored by love but amused by lovers. Mr. Juno: A man who is drawn to Mrs. Lunn.  Mrs. Lunn: A woman who likes to be loved.  The Setting for the play is a Lounge of a seaside hotel in the 1910s.
Subjects: In literature
People: William Shakespeare (1564-1616)