Pygmalion vividly demonstrates this as in the epilogue, Higgins taunts Freddy because of his inability to provide financially for Eliza. ... As can be seen, the attitude to marriage in the 19th century context of Pygmalion contrasts sharply to that of Pretty Woman, a 20th century text. ... In Pygmalion, due to the limited capacity of a stage, Freddy and Eliza demonstrate their love for each and to the responder by kissing (shown by stage directions). ... Considering the social context of Pygmalion, the late 19th century, any visual display of love-making, especially in public was considered...

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In the two stories(if that's what you want to call them) Pygmalion and Educating Rita, I saw fewer similarities than contrasts. In the following paragraphs, I will compare and contrast these two plays on the terms of the characters and the ending of both Pygmalion and Educating Rita. ...

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In Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics, loves his student, Eliza Doolittle, a poor flower girl. Let us see how this is true. First, let's look at the love Higgins feels for Eliza right after he finishes teaching her. Whereas before he has thought of her as a "squashe...

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