The Saint And The Sinner In George Bernard Shaw The Devil's Disciple A Character Study 10.35781/1637-015-012-009Dr. Abdulla A. Bukier

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The main objective of the research is to analyse the four major Puritan characters in the paly; and to show to what extent each character stands for an idea or an attitude. These four characters are supposed to represent what the audience expects according to the conventional dramatic characterization of melodrama. However what the audience comes to see at the end of the play, epically the characters of Anderson, the puritan Parson and Richard, the „ devil's disciple‟ is something more amazing, that is related to the Shavian style of inversion. Through the analyses of the characters, the research discusses some essential themes and conceptions considering the Puritan community. Among these themes and concepts are; strictness and moderation, hypocrisy and sincerity, intolerance and tolerance, hatred and love evil and good…etc. The research comes to conclusion that religious strictness usually results into anti- religious thinking and conduct. That religion calls for virtue and righteousness, love and tolerance, peace and security, goodness and charity; and that natural goodness is to be found in all human being. But it is usually destroyed by the ill-treatment in the family or the society. However, when„ the hour of trail‟ comes to man, natural goodness arouses to do marvelous deeds.