The Doctor's Dilemma Author:George Bernard Shaw George Bernard Shaw was an Irish playwright and critic who was very influential in Western theatre in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Shaw, who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1925, was a prolific writer and considered by many to be one of the greatest dramatists in history. Shaw's most famous works include Pygmalion, Arms and the... more » Man, Man and Superman, and Saint Joan. The Doctor's Dilemma is a play that centers around the moral issues that were created by having limited medical resources.« less