Tuesday 22 February 2011

How is the life of Eliza changed through the experiment in Pygmalion?

This is an interesting
question, because I would want to argue that the biggest change that is evident in Eliza by the
end of this excellent play is actually internal. It is easy to focus on the success of Higgins's
experiment, and the way that he is able to pass Eliza off as a upper-class lady, and certainly
we see that Eliza is treated very differently by all concerned compared to when she was a
caterwauling cockney flower seller. However, at the same time, the biggest and most enduring
change...

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