PYGMALION TOPIC CHARACTERS PYGMALION GEORGE BERNARD S PYGMALION

PYGMALION • TOPIC: CHARACTERS

PYGMALION GEORGE BERNARD S

PYGMALION 1. SHAW’s most famous play PYGMALION was first performed in 1913. 2. In 1956, the musical version of Pygmalion called ‘’My Fair Lady ‘’ was staged. 3. And in 1964, the film starring Audrey Hepburn was released. The film went on to

PYGMALION: INTRODUCTI In this play, George Bernard Shaw uses humor characterization to explore how Ø Language, Ø Class structure, Ø Education,

The TWO Main CHARACTERS • ELIZA DOOLITTLE —a poor but proud flower girl with a c • HENRY HIGGINS

v. Higgins decides to take the girl on as a professional challenge. v. He boasts to his associate Colonel Pickering that with six

THE PLAY ü Although Eliza wants to l tension between her and ü She also wants to be trea respect, as a person.

Status Divide Social Snobbery Conflicts Gend Relati

Major Conflict Status Divide • The Nature of class structure

CHARACTE

v ELIZA DOOLITTLE Role • Protagonist, poor flower girl who and happy Relationship • Daughter of Alfred, experiment su and Pickering, possibly means mo Conflict • Cannot change her inner characte newly changed outer appearance Higgins on this subject

v MR. HIGGINS Role • Antagonist, Professor of pho to teach Eliza the proper wa Relationship • Friend to pickering, wishes t with Eliza Conflict • He tries to change Eliza&am personality but she wont let has a hard time understand

v COL. PICKERING Role • Another researcher of Relationship • Friend to Higgins, and to Eliza(like father) Conflict • Trying to get Eliza and to understand each oth

v MRS. PEARCE Role • Motherly figure, and Housekeeper Relationship • Protector of Eliza, and ke Higgins in line Conflict • Has trouble in trying to re with Higgins

v MR. FREDDY HILL Role Relationship Conflict • Ideal image of a man at t (to Eliza) • has feelings for Eliza over they marry • Argues with the people o society on his choice of El

v ALFRED DOOLITTL Eliza& apos; s father Job = dustman Drunkard Elderly but vigorous, expressive voic

• Expresses his feelings freely → wonderful talke • Lazy (Doolittle=”do little”) • Doesn& apos; t want much money, just enough to en • Does not try to improve his life Relationship with Eliza: Used to beat and neglect he

v MRS. HIGGINS • Henry& apos; s mother • High class- Great character, intelligent, charming, Wealthy and independent • Accepts people as they are.

• Treats her son like a naughty child • Knows how ambitious her son is, so she sympath Eliza Role in the play: Reasonable: shows her disapprov experiment Model for Eliza in her new surroundings Mediator between Eliza and Higgins

v CLARA EYNSFORD HILL • Upper middle class • Aggressive, disrespectful, selfish, impulsive, patheti • Behaves badly • Not married

v Mrs. Eynsford Hill Freddy’s mother Upper middle class Means the same things as Clara but in a more polite Treats Freddy like a child Gives ”too much”-wants to keep up appearances

v NEPOMMUCK • Old student of Higgins → teaches English now • Is ask by the ambassador& apos; s wife to find out mo • Thinks Eliza is a foreigner because of her perfect accent