Zusammenfassung der Ressource
PYGMALION
- LIZA
- Starts as a lower class flower girl to an independent
lady
- illusion to Galactea
- HIGGINS
- Eliza changes his opinion about pretty
women
- Gains respect for Eliza
- MRS HIGGINS/MRS PEARCE
- FUNCTION
- tell us about Liza and
Higgins
- constantly worried Higgins will say something
embarrassing
- Mrs Higgins: doesn't want Higgins around her
guests
- do not believe Eliza to be able to make it as a
duchesse
- DOOLITTLE
- FUNCTION
- represents classes– lower, undeserving and middle
classes
- symbolic character
- symbolises middle class
- brings up family; money issues; jokes about beating–
violence
- NEPOMMUCK
- FUNCTION
- Contrast with Higgins
- Higgins is more "angry" and *frustrated" when speaking
- Uses language improvement to gain money– self
important
- more of a servile /
spy
- Higgins is more honest/rude, not judgmental of people, though of their
accents
- reflects the saying "British people can't speak their own
language"
- "Only foreigners who have been thought to speak it speak it well"
- She is of "royal blood"!
- SYMBOLS
- Taxis
- Comfort
- Luxury
- Slippers
- Chocolates
- Jewelry
- Status
- EVENTS THAT RAISE TENTION
- Climax
- after party– what is to happen to Eliza now (slippers scene)
- Eliza finally speaks up about what is to happen to her
- Nepommuck's scene
- at Mrs Higgins at-home with the Eynsford Hill
- Will it end well for Eliza?
- success after all– Eynesford Hills weakness, Eliza's carisma