Friday, 1 August 2008

Does Eliza improve her self-confidence in Pygmalion?

Yes, Eliza
does markedly improve her self-confidence. This comes about as she learns the speech and manners
of a lady. Her confidence increases as she gains the acceptance and approval of
upper-middle-class people, the love of Freddy, and finally, the acceptance of the nobility, who
embrace her as one of them on the basis of her accent, clothing, and demeanor.


We know she has gained self-confidence because by the end of...

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