In Pygmalion‚ George Bernard Shaw utilizes his protagonist Eliza to represent not only a gender or social role; but more in particular‚ how quickly those can all change. Although judged and cast as inferior for her job selling flowers alongside her almost indecipherable language‚ Eliza is completely transformed into a lady. Yet‚ interestingly it is not her actions that make her feel lady-like‚ but it is in how she is treated where she feels the most like a woman. Shaw becomes the “watchdog of
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Passion is what drives to care about something or to accomplish great things. In the myth “Pygmalion‚” author Bernard Evslin uses literary devices to demonstrate Pygmalion’s unwavering devotion to perfection and beauty. A literary device used in the first segment in which Pygmalion is talking to Aphrodite is repetition due to Pygmalion keeps saying “you.” For example‚ a couple of quotes in Bernard Evslin’s version of Pygmalion in which it displays the literary device of repetition showing Pygmalion’s
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The Controversial Ending of Shaw’s Pygmalion George Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion is a play that has become a classic in today’s world. It is a retelling of an ancient story‚ of the same name‚ by the Roman poet‚ Ovid‚ in which a sculptor falls in love with a statue he carved. In Shaw’s story‚ Henry Higgins‚ an expert in phonetics‚ happens upon a poor flower girl with awful English and street manners named Eliza Doolittle. Throughout the course of the play Higgins transforms her into an elegant independent
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Just because Shakespeare is the best doesn’t mean he didn’t make some mistakes. I’m not alone in thinking this. William Gibson and Austin Pendleton‚ among others‚ have pointed out some of the Bard’s--what shall we call them?--technical infelicities. Here are a couple that bug me: I think there is a misplaced speech in Hamlet which has resulted in much unnecessary confusion. You’ll remember that in Act I Hamlet meets his father’s ghost‚ who tells his son that he was murdered by Claudius. Hamlet is
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Book Report In the book‚ “How to Develop-Self Confidence & Influence People by Public Speaking” The main takeaway from this book is that Dale Carnegie shows how improving public speaking and improving self-confidence are a function of preparation‚ education‚ determination and practice. There is no short cut to a better you - rather a long path of self-improvement. He shows you how to develop poise‚ improve your memory‚ begin and end a talk‚ Interest and charm your audience‚ improve your diction
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As humans‚ emotional reservations ultimately hinder an individual’s logical reasoning. In his work Saint Joan‚ George Bernard Shaw depicts the trial of Joan of Arc‚ leader of the French into victory against the British and yet ultimately the defendant on charges of heresy. Through slippery slope‚ an appeal to credibility‚ and inductive reasoning‚ the Inquisitor of the Church vindicates Joan’s execution to the court on the grounds that punishment for any form or magnitude of sin is justifiable. The
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treated. I shall always be a flower girl to Professor Higgins‚ because he always treats me as a flower girl‚ and always will; but I know I can be a lady to you‚ because you always treat me as a lady‚ and always will." This quotation from George Bernard Shaw’s play‚ PYGMALION‚ suggests that a person’s place in society is largely a matter of how he or she is treated by others. This also perfectly describes the effect of teachers’ behaviour and expectations on students‚ the pygmalion effect‚ which
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This passage‚ from the epilogue of Bernard Shaw’s Saint Joan‚ introduces King Charles’ viewpoint of Joan. It occurs twenty five years after the execution of Joan. Charles is having a dream and talking to Ladvenu who is a holy man that has dedicated his life to clearing Joan. In the epilogue‚ Charles represents the government and Ladvenu represents the view of the church. Ladvenu says “I think of what it means to her” when Joan’s name is cleared. However‚ Charles says that he cannot think of what
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intolerance and discourages education‚ which in case is the key to hope. In short we contaminated Pakistan. But there is still hope‚ hope in promoting education among the youth. The Irish playwright and co-founder of the London school of economics‚ George Bernard Shaw‚ once said: “what we want is to see the child in pursuit of knowledge‚ and not knowledge in pursuit of the child”. He believed that learning brought a person out of darkness through the gate of knowledge to the orbit of life. Only then could
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Treat others the way you want to be treated was the basic classroom rule we were all taught when we were younger. People often fail to realize that this rule still applies to us as we get older. A quote from George Bernard Shaw says” The worst sin toward our fellow creatures is not to hate them‚ but to be indifferent to them; that’s the essence of inhumanity”. Meaning‚ it is our heartlessness that allows us to feel indifference towards others; it steals the harmony in the world. Octavia Butler allows
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