Show Plot Androcles and the Lion

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Authors: George Bernard Shaw Time Period: Early Roman Empire Setting: Rome and the Colosseum Adapted From: Based on the Aesop Fable Summary: Androcles and the Lion is an ancient fa ble popularized by Aesop, and famously adapted into a 1912 play by George Bernard Shaw. The story follows a kind, runaway slave who befriends a wild lion by removing a thorn from its paw, a deed the beast repays when their paths cross again in a Roman arena. Show more