Critical Reviews of Pygmalion
This critical review is written by a college professor, M.P. Ossa. Within this review, it is argued that the play is a romance and comedy made to mock the upper class in British society. I agree with all the points made within this review as it is evident that Shaw's purpose of writing this play was to highlight the differences between the upper and lower classes and how "looks can be deceiving".
“What is life but a series of inspired follies? The difficulty is to find them to do. Never lose a chance: it doesn’t come every day.” - George Bernard Shaw This critical review is written by an unknown author. The author claims that Shaw wrote this play for the sole purpose of comedy through his characters and plot. Specifically, he argues that the Shavian aspect of this play is the character Alfred Doolittle as he represents the ideals that Shaw believed in. Furthermore, this article argues that Pickering is Higgins foil and that both characters are there for a contrast effect to highlight each other's actions and characteristics.
Original Artwork - Sketch of Eliza DoolittleHere is a quick sketch that I made using lines to depict Eliza as a "common flower girl".
Essay Comparison Play vs. MovieThis essay is written by a student Aishwarya Moothan about the similarities and differences between the play, Pygmalion, and the movie, My Fair Lady. She argues that the movie is more of a musical than a drama like the play. In addition, the ending of the movie is different from the ending of the play. Although I have not seen the movie, reading this review makes me feel as if the ending of the play is much better than the musical.
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“If you can’t appreciate what you’ve got, you’d better get what you can appreciate.” - George Bernard Shaw This critical review is written by Orrin Judd. The author's belief is that the play is written as an adaptation of Milton's works. The reason being is because "Miltonic" is referenced throughout the novel and Higgins is portrayed as a "God" through his creation of the lady like version of Eliza. I agree with this criticism because it makes valid arguments. Shaw makes Higgins superior over his creation and gives him powers to do so.
"The great secret, Eliza, is not having bad manners or good manners or any other particular sort of manners, but having the same manner for all human souls: in short, behaving as if were in Heaven, where there are no third-class carriages, and one soul is as good as another.” - George Bernard Shaw Video Trailer of the BookI made this trailer to show the basic story line of the play.
Video of Shaw's Views of SocietyI made this video to talk about what Shaw felt about society. It discusses the flaws of each social class.
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