The myth of Pygmalion describes the creation of Pygmalion's desired woman, Galatea. ... Pygmalion prayed for her to come to life and the Gods granted his wish. ... These elements are strongly echoes in the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw and the modern film Pretty Woman. George Bernard Shaw extended the simple ideas of the myth through his 1912 play, Pygmalion. ... Values in society reflected in Pygmalion and Pretty Woman have changed from Shaw's day to the 1990s. ...

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