Granville Raulner Analysis

Granville-Barker stands next to Shaw in the renaissance of English drama in the beginning of 20th century. He is hailed as the father of British National Theater movement. He himself was a good actor of his times. He also sat in the chair as director and producer. He was often compared with Galsworthy and Shaw. He excelled Shaw in putting argument on stage. On the other hand, his plays are less well made in comparison to Galsworthy.
Barker wrote a few poetic plays. He had arranged their performances. The reaction from the audience was not positive. So he decided to shift to typical or regular plays that would interest his audience. He introduced some poetry in his regular plays like Edward Albee had done in his ‘The Zoo Story’. The Irish playwrights had made it a regular
He wanted to save his father from all this. He can respect his father if had lived a poor and devoted his brain for the welfare of his clients. He considers his father Robin Hood in magnificent manner. His father is a corrupt man who does not hesitate to bribe people on knowing his business secrets. Mr. Voysey thinks that one should be the master of money or its servant. He is very confident of his business trick which his son is not ready to support by any angle. Edward thinks that his father as “a splendid criminal” (61) and every criminal has “a touch of the artist in him” (65). On the other hand, Voysey thinks his son as inexperienced and emotional.
Ay, you lack experience, my boy … you’re not full grown yet .. your impulses are a bit chaotic. You emotionalise over your work, and you reason about your emotions. You must sort yourself. You must realise that money making is one thing, and religion another and a family-life a third and that if we apply our energies whole-heartedly to each of these in turn, and realise that different laws govern each, that there is a different end to be served, different ideal to be striven for in each –