Who is better, Shakespeare or Shaw?

Shakespeare is an incredible, universal, genius. He is popular not just in English-speaking countries but also in translation in others as diverse as France, Germany and Japan. read more

Shaw is the much better playwright for modern times. Shakespeare was good in his day. But society, it's complexity and issues, have changed. Shaw is far more relevant today then Shakespeare. As far as wit, you cannot beat Shaw. It's priceless. As far as prolific, Shakespeare is credited with about 30 plays, Shaw wrote about 60. read more

Shakes versus Shav is a puppet play written by George Bernard Shaw. It was Shaw's last completed dramatic work. The play runs for 10 minutes in performance and comprises a comic argument between Shaw and Shakespeare, with the two playwrights bickering about who is the better writer as a form of intellectual equivalent of Punch and Judy. read more