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Transformation and Identity in Pygmalion: Character Dynamics and Plot Insight

In George Bernard Shaw's "Pygmalion," the story revolves around the transformation of Eliza Doolittle, a flower girl, into a refined lady under the guidance of phonetics expert Henry Higgins and his friend Colonel Pickering. Concerns arise from Mrs. Higgins about Eliza's future after her lessons, while the interactions reveal deeper themes of social class and identity. Through her journey, Eliza grapples with feelings of worth and dependency, culminating in her decision to marry Freddy, showcasing her new-found sense of self and independence.

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Transformation and Identity in Pygmalion: Character Dynamics and Plot Insight

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  1. Pygmalion Merritt, Chris, and Brooking

  2. Character descriptions • Eliza • Higgins • Pickering • Doolittle • Former flower girl, transformed into a lady, wants to own her own flower shop • Phonetics expert, thinks he can transform Eliza into a well-mannered lady • Higgins’s good friend, bets Higgins that he cannot succeed in changing Eliza, used to live in India • Eliza’s father, was a chimney sweep, shoved into middle class and gave speeches

  3. Mrs. Higgins Mrs. Pearce Freddy Clara Worried what will become of Eliza Higgin’s assistant, helps Eliza grow accustomed to new lifestyle Eliza’s love interest Freddy’s naïve younger sister More Characters

  4. QUESTION • What was Mrs. Higgins’ concern for Eliza after Higgins was finished giving her lessons?

  5. ANSWER • That she would end up back on the streets

  6. QUESTION • What did Higgins do to impress the crowd on the street?

  7. ANSWER • He told where people were from based on the way they talked

  8. QUESTION • What is the name of the woman who works for Higgins?

  9. ANSWER • Mrs. Pearce

  10. QUESTION • Who did Eliza marry?

  11. ANSWER • Freddy

  12. QUESTION • What two subjects was Eliza instructed to talk about while at a social gathering?

  13. ANSWER • The weather and health

  14. QUESTION • What wound up happening to Mr. Doolittle at the end of the story?

  15. ANSWER • He became somewhat famous and moved up to middle class

  16. QUESTION • What did Mrs. Pearce get Eliza to do that she had never done when she arrived at Higgins’s home?

  17. ANSWER • Take a real bath

  18. QUESTION • What did people at the ball mistake Eliza for?

  19. ANSWER • A Hungarian princess

  20. QUESTION • What did Eliza throw at Higgins?

  21. ANSWER • His slippers

  22. QUESTION • Who did Pickering go to England to find?

  23. ANSWER • Higgins

  24. Basic Plot • Higgins and Pickering find Eliza on the street. They undertake the task of transforming Eliza from a meager flower girl to civilized woman. Eliza’s feelings are hurt when she realizes she is just an experiment. She feels used when Higgins is ready to be done with her after they’ve spent so much time together. Eliza marries Freddy.

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