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Why She Would Not
''Why She Would Not: A Little Comedy'' (1950) is the last play written by George Bernard Shaw, comprising five short scenes. The play may or may not have been completed at his death. It was published six years later.
==Origin==
Shaw's neighbour and illustrator Clare Winsten said that Shaw had described his initial idea for the plot to her, saying: "I am writing a play in which there is an old man who has a housekeeper who is so houseproud that she gradually eliminates everything that is personal in the house until he feels a perfect stranger there."〔(Brown University: The Quintessential G.B.S. : Plays )〕 He also discussed the play with Nancy Astor, whose friend Judy Musters typed up Shaw's manuscript.〔Wearing, JP (ed), ''Selected Correspondence of Bernard Shaw: Bernard Shaw and Nancy Astor'', University of Toronto Press, p.213.〕 According to Michael Holroyd he wrote it in one week in July 1950, shortly before his 94th birthday.〔Holroyd, Michael, ''Bernard Shaw'', Random House, 2011, p.787.〕 He died four months later.
In the final version, the genders of the characters are reversed, with a male figure appearing in the "housekeeper" role.
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