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Oscar Wild and Bernard Shaw were two of the most known and important playwrighters of the 18th century.They were strong personalities,with ideas far beyond their time,especially as far as morality is concerned.The subject of morality as it is conceived by them and by society,is represented in their play’s and they criticize it according to their political ideas. O.Wilde and B.Shaw were born during the Victorian period and were Irish.Both of them were against Victorian Capitalism.O.Wilde believed that capitalism and the morals it represented denied people their right to live their life as they wanted.He dreamed of a society with freedom of expression,where art and literature would play an important role.Furthermore he believed that socialism would bring the end of marriage as it was.Relationships would became more free and people wouldn’t marry,according to their social status.Also it would mean the end of crime as people would have enough to eat. Likewise B.Shaw believed that socialism was the answer to society’s problems.He argued that 19th century capitalism had divided society into two classes.He defended the wrights of women against the capitalist society.Shaw’s beliefs are almost the same with modern day femin