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    ANALYSIS Shaw has often been criticized for his inability to create well- developed round characters. His characters are usually seen as mere puppets propelled by the crisis of the plot or as mouthpieces for his socialist viewpoint. However in Pygmalion‚‚ Shaw vindicates himself of these charges by the creation of rounded and life-like characters such as Higgins and Eliza. Clearly they are not authorial stooges. They have a peculiar quality that leaves a lasting imprint on the reader’s memory. But

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    Juliette Eghterafi Mrs. Headley English 10 Honors Essay Three The story of cinderella is most known for the transformation of a poor sweet lady into a princess. In many ways pygmalion is the same as cinderella. The only difference is that pygmalion has three characters undergoing transformations. Eliza could be seen as cinderella‚ because she goes and becomes a young lady in fancy clothes marrying a gentleman. Eliza undergoes the most dramatic transformation due to her having to learn

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    Pygmalion‚ perhaps Shaw’s best-loved play‚ tells of Professor Henry Higgins attempts to transform the poor‚ Cockney flower-girl‚ Eliza Doolittle‚ into a lady by changing her speech. Higgins hears her speaking one night as she sells flowers‚ and he says that‚ within three months‚ he can change her speech so dramatically that she will be accepted in the highest society. The next morning‚ she shows up at his door‚ offering to pay for lessons because she wants to run her own flower shop. The lessons

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    c. The purpose of myth plays in the life of ancient Greeks was to help them answer questions they could not with the understanding they had at the time‚ or about the science of that life. d. No they do not have the same names. Part Two Pygmalion was a sculptor and a king. He was sculpting a woman out of ivory and to him was the most beautiful sculpture of the woman of his heart’s desire. When he saw how beautiful of a sculpture he made‚ and that she wouldn’t respond to his gifts and treats

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    ! Caterpillar to Butterfly The play Pygmalion starts with Bernard Shaw showing a common “poor girl” (1‚12) Eliza in poverty selling flowers on the streets in England. Eliza is shown standing up to a man who is taking detailed notes on her vocabulary. This is significant as you see her fierce personality right at the beginning of the play. Throughout the play‚ you watch Eliza Doolittle the flower girl learning how to speak and transform into a lady according to the standards of Professor Higgins

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    Pygmalion had the worst luck dating women; some were rude‚ others selfish. He was revolted by these faults. Eventually came to despise the female gender so much he vowed he would never marry. This discovery left him depressed so he turned to the arts and took up sculpting. He carved a statue out of ivory that was so exquisite and beautiful no living female could compare. Pygmalion fell in love with his statue and often laid hands upon her to reassure himself she was not real. He named her Galatea

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    Pygmalion Essay Distinctive voice refers to a variety of voice types and the function that voice plays in different texts. The personality or position of a speaker or character is reflected through voice. Distinctive voice can be used to represent an issue‚ a group of people‚ a set of values‚ a point of view or a variety of perspectives. All people have a distinctive voice; our voice is developed and changed through our experiences‚ interactions and understanding of the world. The language‚ the

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    Alissa Christine Roush December 15‚ 2010 Ms. Allen Hour 1 Pygmalion and The Awakening Metamorphosis is a classic staple in story-telling‚ perhaps the most popular and effective. While accompanied by several other themes‚ we see Eliza Doolittle of Pygmalion and Edna Pontellier of The Awakening transform dramatically. Comparably‚ these women are quite opposite in almost every way but their stories posses many parallel threads. Bernard Shaw and Kate Chopin affectively apply the struggle for

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    Feminism in Pygmalion George Bernard Shaw‟s Pygmalion has been a play that gained academic discussions in various perspectives. Nevertheless‚ its feminist view has been the most discussed throughout the years. Having been compared to famous fairy tales such as Cinderella‚ the actual legend Pygmalion‚ Frankenstein‚ the readers and viewers of the play can clearly see some modified story lines. This paper will intend to depict the aspect of feminism through George Bernard Shaw‟s play‚ Pygmalion. The original

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    Pygmalion Essay The Feminist Literary Criticism that I am going to apply is the importance of woman‚ their relationships with one another‚ what each of them do like occupation‚ etc.‚ and explaining what Shaw is trying to say about Feminist. First‚ in this essay‚ I am going to talk about the importance of woman and their role for Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. He sees that many women in the play have their own unique way. For example‚ Eliza Doolittle has been made into a beautiful lady

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