Androcles and the Lion (play)
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Androcles and the Lion (Shavian: ยท๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ฎ๐ฉ๐๐ค๐ฐ๐ ๐ฏ ๐ ๐ค๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ฏ) is a 1912 play written by George Bernard Shaw. The play is Shaw's retelling of the tale of Androcles, a slave who is saved by the requiting mercy of a lion. In the play, Shaw portrays Androcles to be one of the many Christians being led to the Colosseum for torture. Characters in the play exemplify several themes and takes on both modern and supposed early Christianity, including the cultural clash between Jesus' teachings and traditional Roman values.
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Written by | George Bernard Shaw |
Date premiered | 1913 |
Place premiered | St. James's Theatre, London |
Original language | English |
Subject | A Christian is saved by his devotion to an animal |
Genre | epic pastiche |
Setting | Ancient Rome |
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