Don Juan in Hell

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Don Juan in Hell is a famous dream-sequence act from George Bernard Shaw’s play *Man and Superman*, often performed independently as a philosophical debate about love, marriage, and the nature of heaven and hell.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf dramatic scene
dream sequence
philosophical dialogue
theatrical work
author George Bernard Shaw
basedOn Don Juan legend
canBePerformedAs independent one-act play
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator George Bernard Shaw
dramaticFunction dream sequence of the protagonist of Man and Superman
philosophical debate within Man and Superman
firstPerformance early 20th century
form extended dialogue
philosophical debate
genre comedy of ideas
dramatic dialogue
philosophical drama
hasCharacter Don Juan
Doña Ana
The Devil
linked to: the Devil

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hasSubject Shavian critique of conventional marriage
Shavian critique of romantic love
contrast between heaven and hell as life choices
isConsidered one of George Bernard Shaw’s most famous set pieces
isKnownFor being frequently excerpted from Man and Superman
dense philosophical discussion
isOften performed independently of Man and Superman
language English
notableCastMember Agnes Moorehead
Cedric Hardwicke
Charles Boyer
Charles Laughton
notableProduction 1951 concert version produced by Charles Laughton
partOf Man and Superman
relatedWork Man and Superman
setting Hell
afterlife
theme heaven
hell
individualism
life force
love
marriage
morality
purpose of life
social conventions

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Man and Superman hasPart Don Juan in Hell
Jack Tanner appearsInSection Don Juan in Hell scene
linked to: Don Juan in Hell
John Tanner hasAlternateIdentity Don Juan (in the dream sequence Don Juan in Hell)
linked to: Don Juan in Hell