The play Pygmalion takes place in England in the early 1900's. It was written during the time of "Victorianism" which was the English people's way to change society. Industrialization had brought a demographic shift causing many more unskilled laborers to seek work in the city. Such was the nature of the Doolittle's in Pygmalion.
In the play there are several main characters, starting with the two already mentioned, Alfred Doolittle and Eliza Doolittle. Alfred is Eliza's father, a miserable poor man who has no problem borrowing money from anyone to buy a drink. Then you have Eliza who is a bit different than her father. Eliza Doolittle is an uneducated, streetwise flower girl. Eliza's intelligence allows her to recognize her own self-worth and the worth of others. She then winds up seeking help to Mr. Higgins to become a lady of elegance. .
Henry Higgins is a phonetics expert and a scientist who loves anything that can be studied as a scientific subject He has little respect for most women and looks down on people who aren't like him and merely takes Eliza as a bet and could careless for her well being. Along with him is Colonel Pickering. Pickering becomes the caring, compassionate voice in Higgins's scientific experiment. He views Eliza Doolittle as a person worthy of respect and goes out of his way to help her. Along in the house with Higgins and Pickering is Mrs. Pearce, Mr. Higgins's housekeeper, a very practical, proud woman. She also cares for Eliza's well-being. Another important person is Freddy Eynsford Hill. He is a wealthy young man that meets Eliza and falls completely in love with her.
In this play it starts off as Eliza being a flower girl in the streets of London, where she meets Mr. Higgins taking notes on the way each person speaks. He starts to give Eliza a hard time and eventually tells her he could turn her into a Duchess. She tells him she is not interested at first, but the next day shows up on his door step to learn how to speak and become a lady.
Pygmalion and My Fair Lady A timeless novel, an Oscar award winning film. ... Pygmalion and My fair lady. ... The content of the novel "Pygmalion", written by George Bernard Shaw, differs in many ways to the Film My Fair Lady. ... The way in which the film appealed to the audience reflected the changes made to the script and idea of the "Pygmalion" concept. ...
The word 'bloody' is used quite some times in Pygmalion, one of the most applauded written play by Bernard Shaw. ... Pygmalion portrays an underclass flower girl, Eliza Doolittle, who metamorphoses into a beautiful and graceful duchess. ... The play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw and movie The Makeover share a similar storyline. ... The word Pygmalion came from an ancient Greek myth about a famous and talented sculptor named Pygmalion, who had a low opinion of women and decided to remain single. ... In Pygmalion, Eliza is transformed by Higgins, which shows that men is more domi...
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...
THE PYGMALION EFFECT IN SCHOOLS It is obvious in schools today that all students are not successful. ... Schools would be run quite differently if the Pygmalion effect was proven, and rightfully so! ... With the Pygmalion effect proven, this would mean that the vast majority of children would learn much better, and closer to their potential. ... This change in behavior deals with more than one factor dealing with Pygmalion. ... Because, according to the Pygmalion effect, the power of expectation alone can influence the behavior of others. ...
The Know-It-All Males In Pygmalion In the play Pygmalion, by George Bernard Shore, the experiment of two upper-class gentlemen prove that no matter what her social standing is, a woman can become a queen, if taught properly. ... The story of Pygmalion is a criticism of social barriers and class distinctions, and it upholds the ideal of equal opportunities of wealth and education for all, regardless of class and gender. ...
This is illustrated in the short fiction Daisy Miller by Henry James, and in the play Pygmalion by Bernard Shaw. ... Pygmalion is a play about a young flower girl in England who is taken up by a professor of phonetics. ... In Pygmalion however Eliza is influenced by Higgins in a different way. ... I feel that there are not many similarities between the short fiction Daisy Miller and the play Pygmalion. ...
Both Shaw and Cukor have appropriated the Pygmalion Myth, in their works, Pygmalion and My Fair Lady, respectively. ... Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw, is a play of the appropriated myth, Pygmalion. In the play Eliza is Galatea, and Henry Higgins is Pygmalion who transforms Eliza into his impression of a perfect woman. ... This illustrates Shaw's dislike of overdone romantic plays with unrealistic endings, whereas Pygmalion had a romancing ending. ... In the appropriation My Fair Lady, Cukor has changed many facets of the Pygmalion myth in order to convey his own thoughts and opinions....
