Candida's Feminine Complexity: A Comparative Study of Gender Roles in George Bernard Shaw's Play

George Bernard Shaw's play "Candida" presents a vivid
exploration of the female image through the character of Candida and
her exchanges with the male characters, in special regard Reverend
James Morell. This research paper focuses on the importance of
women in the play, represented by Candida.In addition, Shaw's play
introduces an analysis of the female's challenges of her traditional
gender roles and societal expectations. Gender roles in the Victorian
age are going to be highlighted in some parts of the paper due to its
authentic relation to the core idea of the title and the feminist
undertones within the play itself.
Feminist literary theory is going to be applied in this paper. It
is applied because it represents the raw material for studying
Candida's behaviors and Morell's reactions to them. Through this
theory, Candida's character is given much interest to explore her
challenges or conforms to traditional feminist principles and how this
affects her female image in a patriarchal society.