Love versus Money. Witty, grand, and prodigiously wise, Shaw’s masterpiece has everything: young love, hypnotism, loud explosions, philandering, burglary, and music. Into the eccentric household of Captain Shotover and his daughter Hesione comes Ellie Dunn, a young woman ready to marry for money rather than love. Should financial concerns take priority over romantic ones, or should we hold on to our ideals, regardless of the consequences?