Heather Austin Comp 3 Drama Analysis B2 George Bernard Shaw’s My Fair Lady is the story of a lady‚ by the name of Eliza‚ who lives and works on the street. Eliza sells flowers daily to make a living. Eliza hears a phonetics professor say he can take Eliza and pass her at an Embassy Ball in six months or less‚ just after he puts her down by saying‚ “Yes‚ you squashed cabbage leaf! You disgrace to the noble architecture of these columns” (650)! Eliza over hearing the professor’s
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Film Review: “My Fair Lady” “My Fair Lady” is a classic 1964 film produced by Jack Warner and James Katz and Directed by George Cukor. The film’s protagonist‚ an ambitious Phonetician‚ Professor Higgins‚ promises to transform the life and socio-economic status of a poor flower girl‚ the female protagonist‚ Eliza‚ by teaching her to speak Standard English and the ‘proper’ way to behave. He aspires to “change her into a different human being by creating a new speech for her.” By doing this he suggests
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Discuss the different ways of representing class conflicts. Pygmalion‚ Bernard Shaw‚ 1914 My Fair Lady‚ George Cukor‚ 1964 “As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men‚ I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.” This famous quotation of French playwright Molière proves how powerfully theater and social criticism are linked‚ and how in its different genres‚ drama as well as comedy‚ theater can‚ and maybe must‚ be a way of communicating and expressing the human and society’s flaws
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My Fair Lady Reflection In the movie‚ there are some gender issues. In 1970s‚ women receive the unfair treatments. They could not live in the sex equality lives. Men always thought women were born for marrying with them‚ and their wives had to service them as the God. At that time‚ men usually went out for work‚ but women should stay home and do the household chores. In this way‚ men oppressed women indirectly. I think it is the sexism; males should not have the prejudice to women. Until now‚ these
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My fair lady reflection For seeing several Audrey’s movies‚ this is the one that impressed me so much. In the beginning of the story‚ Audrey plays a flower girl named Eliza. She met Professor Higgins‚ who told her “Why it can’t be English?” Higgins could identify people from their accents. As during that time‚ only people from upper middle class or high class societies had the opportunities to learn proper English. And people spoke different accents or dialects according to the area they were born
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Review of My Fair Lady‚ as put on by Big League Productions Last month I saw a wonderful production of the musical “My Fair Lady” at Jesse Hall as a part of the University of Missouri Concert Series in Columbia. Big League Productions‚ Inc. is the touring theatre company who put on the show. They brought their own set‚ which consisted of a study in which most of the scenes took place‚ as well as the street entrance to the home of Prof. Higgins. There was also an elaborate backdrop used for the scenes
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Hamlet Essay: Ophelia There are many people that contribute to my life and are shaping me into the person I am today. When somebody new enters my life they contribute a different aspect. In Shakespeare’s play‚ Hamlet‚ Ophelia contributes aspects that no other character does. Ophelia is portrayed as a loyal daughter caught between her love for her father and her love for Hamlet. Ophelia is clearly devoted and loyal to her father and her brother. Ophelia never goes against what her father asks
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come to a beautiful island near Venice. Besides the natural charm of the estate‚ they are enthralled by the golden sun that resides there - Portia. Her father‚ famous nobleman Marcus has left behind a huge fortune to his only daughter Portia and many wish to win her heart in order to gain access to it. What lies between her suitors and the fair-haired lady is a game of caskets devised in Marcus’ will. Three caskets of gold‚ silver and lead with a cryptic riddle in front of each lie in the richly
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A Two-Faced "Lady Richly Left" (1.1.161). In the play The Merchant of Venice‚ Shakespeare reveals Portia’s character in a variety of different ways. She seems to have multiple personalities‚ and it is very difficult for one to conclude whether she is kind or cruel. For example‚ she could be said to be prejudiced and sly‚ while also very caring. Portia is quick to judge others on appearances and first impressions. In scene II‚ when Portia is discussing her suitors with Nerissa‚ she explains all
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Portia Analyzation In our scene Portia presents the classic wife‚ worrying for her husband’s health of body and of mind. This is the first and only time that Portia is seen in Julius Ceasar. This is pretty important‚ because it doesn’t allow our view of her to change‚ therefore‚ everything she says can be taken at face value. We first hear of her saying “Brutus‚ my lord!” Which shows the interesting factor of subservience of women‚ in Ancient Roman times. Portia‚ in her next line
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