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The Doctor's Dilemma is a play by George Bernard Shaw first staged in 1906. It was published in 1909. [1] It is a problem play about the moral dilemmas created by limited medical resources, and the conflicts between the demands of private medicine as a business and a vocation.
- George Bernard Shaw, Derrick Vail
- 1911
Learn about the plot, themes, and context of George Bernard Shaw's comedy-satire The Doctor's Dilemma, which explores medical ethics and social issues. Find out more about the playwright, his life, and his works in this comprehensive Britannica article.
- The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica
“The Doctor’s Dilemma” is a 20th-century play by George Bernard Shaw. First staged in 1906, this “problem play” involves a doctor wondering who he should give lifesaving medical treatment to.
Apr 14, 2002 · A play by Shaw about a group of doctors and their patients in Victorian England. Read the full text online or download it for free in various formats.
The Doctor's Dilemma is a 1958 British comedy-drama film directed by Anthony Asquith and starring Leslie Caron, Dirk Bogarde, Alastair Sim, and Robert Morley. It is based on the 1906 play The Doctor's Dilemma by George Bernard Shaw. [2] A satire on the pretensions of the medical profession and their concentration on treating patients who can ...
Bernard Shaw's 1906 play (on Broadway in 1915, 1927 and 1941 before being filmed in a nice 1958 version with many old Shavian hands involved) deals with a classic conflict of managing medical resources in a triage situation centering on the then timely topic of TB (consumption).
In 1906, George Bernard Shaw tackled a timeless debate of medicine and morality - how do doctors make ethical choices regarding the treatment of their patients? Do doctors prefer to take on and treat wealthy patients, rather than the poor?
