Pygmalion Group 3 Act III Pauline Bensen Laura

Pygmalion Group 3, Act III Pauline Bensen, Laura Jaimes, Erika Keppeler, Rola Kojok, Brittney Sullivan, Hannah Silos

Context First performed in 1913 Victorian era mid 1800 -1900 s Industrial Revolution Emergence of middle class Manners were expected and elevated one on the social ladder

[Character] Analysis

Henry Higgins “Oh you have no feeling heart in you; you don’t care for nothing but yourself” (pg. 23, Liza) “You shall be dragged around the room three times by the hair of your head” (pg. 40, Henry Higgins) “I never swear. I detest the habit. What the devil do you mean? ” (pg. 29, Henry Higgins) “I treat a duchess as if she was a flower girl” (pg. 83, Henry Higgins)

Mrs. Higgins “Mrs. Higgins was brought up on Morris and Burne Jones, and her room, which is very unlike her son’s room in Wimpole Street, is not crowded with furniture and little tables and nicknacks” (pg. 42, narration) “I’m serious, Henry you offend all my friends: they stop coming whenever they meet you. ” (pg. 43, Mrs. Higgins) “You certainly are a pair of babies, playing with your live

Act III, pg. 52 - 3

Discussion To what extent do Mrs. Higgins and Higgins represent the ideal mother and son relationship in the Victorian Era? How are the character traits of Higgins emphasized through Mrs. Higgin’s attitude? How does Higgins’ view of himself differ from Mrs. Higgins’ views of him?

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