Category: Pygmalion

George Bernard Shaw’s play ‘Pygmalion’ explores various themes that resonate with the audience, providing thought-provoking insights into society and human nature. Through the story of Eliza Doolittle, a working-class flower girl, and Professor Henry Higgins, a phonetics expert, Shaw tackles themes such as social class, language and identity, and the power dynamics between men and…

In the play Pygmalion, by Bernard Shaw, a common flower girl goes from on the street selling flowers, to having the most beautiful dresses and diamonds on her wrist. There are many themes displayed within in play. Two dominate themes are social class and appearance versus reality. Social class, is shown in Pygmalion because we…

The following paper takes a look at Bernard Shaws Pygmalion and the social criticism that it contains. To begin with, Pygmalion was written in 1912. This was the end of the Victorian era in England. This is a story about a culture that is transitioning into a new state. Next, the story is briefly summarized…

Pygmalion play is a play which written by George Bernard Shaw, it is presented in the first time on the theater in 1913. This play was about a flower girl called Eliza, she is transformed into a lady from high class by the phonetics professor ‘Henry Higgins’. He wagers Colonel Pickering that he is ablt…

What makes someone themselves? Is it their appearance, music taste, personality or the way others see them? Avril Lavigne explored the changing behaviour of her boyfriend around her and his friends through her hit song Complicated and no shes not dead folks. Her annoyance is expressed through the lyrics the way youre acting like somebody…

For many years, people have come to criticize other peoples aspects without being aware of why they are that way. In English society, especially during the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, social status has always been viewed as something significant. In this society power was determined by the way the language was spoken, the more proper…

Collective Identity and social norms can shift an individual’s sense of self and make them change themselves to fit into society and access the same opportunities. Through the comparison of individual identity and social self, collective identity and judgement we see how the points included in this essay are applicable to the play  Pygmalion…

In George Bernard Shaws Pygmalion, there are a plethora of notions that form a clear distinction between the original written play and the 1938 film production. In this play, there are two accounts that are placed in Elizas hands that give her the difficult option of whether to pursue an intimate relationship with the poor…