【正确答案】：
A. GEORGE BERNARD SHAW WAS CONSIDERED THE LEADING PLAYWRIGHT OF THE 20TH CENTURY. HIS EARLY PLAYS WERE MAINLY CONCERNED WITH SOCIAL PROBLEMS AND DIRECTED TOWARDS THE CRITICISM OF THE CONTEMPORARY SOCIAL, ECONOMIC, MORAL AND RELIGIOUS EVILS. SHAW WROTE QUITE A FEW HISTORY PLAYS, IN WHICH HE KEPT AN EYE ON THE CONTEMPORARY SOCIETY. SHAW ALSO PRODUCED SEVERAL PLAYS, EXPLORING HIS IDEA OF “LIFE FORCE”. BESIDES, SHAW WROTE PLAYS ON MISCELLANEOUS SUBJECTS.
B. STRUCTURALLY AND THEMATICALLY, SHAW FOLLOWED THE GREAT TRADITIONS OF REALISM. ONE FEATURE OF SHAW'S CHARACTERIZATION IS THAT HE MAKES THE TRICK OF SHOWING UP ONE CHARACTER VIVIDLY AT THE EXPENSE OF ANOTHER.
C. SHAW'S PLAYS HAVE PLOTS, BUT THEY DO NOT WORK BY PLOTS. THE PLOT IS USUALLY THE DISREGARDED BACKBONE TO ONE LONG, UNBROKEN CONVERSATION. IT IS THE VITALITY OF THE TALK THAT TAKES PRIMACY OVER MERE STORY. ACTION IS REDUCED TO A MINIMUM, WHILE THE DIALOGUE AND THE INTERPLAY OF THE MINDS OF THE CHARACTERS MAINTAIN THE INTEREST OF THE AUDIENCE. THE FORWARD MOTION CONSISTS NOT IN THE UNROLLING OF PLOT BUT IN THE OPERATION OF THE SPIRIT OF DISCOURSE.
【题目解析】：A.萧伯纳被认为是20世纪最杰出的剧作家。他早期的剧作主要关注社会问题，并对当代社会、经济、道德和宗教罪恶进行批判。萧伯纳写了不少历史剧，关注当代社会。他还创作了几部戏剧，探索其关于“生命力”的思想。此外，萧伯纳还写杂剧。B.在结构和主题上，萧伯纳遵循了现实主义的伟大传统。萧伯纳塑造人物的一个特点是，他巧妙地以牺牲另一个人物为代价，生动地表现了一个人物。C.萧伯纳的戏剧有情节，但不是靠情节来运作的。通常情况下，情节是一场冗长、连续的谈话中被忽视的支柱。正是谈话的活力压倒了单纯的故事。人物动作被减少到最低限度，而人物的对话和思想的相互作用吸引着观众的兴趣。小说的推进不在于情节的展开，而在于话语精神的运作。