Pygmalion of Tyre

Eliza Doolittle is a pitiable flower girl, who unfortunately becomes an experimental object of two linguistic gentlemen in Pygmalion. Higgins and Pickering, who are extremely interested in phonetics, share a mutual belief that changing someone’s speech manner and accent is the gist of a life-changing, social transformation. Their criticism of the girl’s dreadful accent generally reflects the inevitable reality of social hierarchy in Britain, where the wrongful partiality of language, social…

Over the past century, many famous novels turn into a major success on the big screen. It wasn’t any different for Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. In 1964, the famous play by the Irish playwright hits the big screen, and viewers get to witness the extraordinary story of Eliza Doolittle as she transforms herself into an upper class women. Even though both novel and film have similarities, they also share some major differences. One of the major differences was that My Fair Lady was a…

since most paintings during the Renaissance were themed around Christianity. In a similar painting from 1860, is Pygmalion and Galatea by Jean-Leon Gerome. The painting depicts the the Greek tale of Pygmalion who had created a sculpture of a woman so beautiful that he fell in love with it. He prayed to Aphrodite, and she brought his statue to life for him. In the painting it shows Pygmalion embracing and kissing Galatea, who is mid-way through transforming from stone to flesh. Near by is, the…

George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion follows the life of Eliza Doolittle, a common flower girl of the 20th century, and the sequence of events following her encounter with Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering. As a professor of phonetics, Higgins believes he can use his extensive knowledge of speech and personal experience to guide Eliza on a pathway to sophistication. In relation, She’s All That, a 1999 American film, revolves around Zack Siler and his spontaneous bet with a fellow classmate…

SA 2: "The Chrysanthemums" is a short story of John Steinbeck which reflects the frustration in the present life of Elisa Allen, strong and proud woman. This frustration arises from not having a child as well as from the dissatisfaction in a romantic relationship with her husband. The only possible way out for Elisa's frustration is her beautiful flower garden where she plants chrysanthemums. The author frequently uses chrysanthemums as a symbol as well as a number of other items in order to…

Pygmalion: Meant to Be Separate There're many discussions about the open ending of the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw. From a feminist perspective, Eliza Doolittle becomes a independent woman from a flower girl, and she seeks equality and respect in the play. However, Henry Higgins is indeed a typical sexist person, which means there're such differences between their values. This paper will analyzes these two main characters and discuss the purpose of Shaw setting a open ending in…

not fit to sell anything else. I wish you’d left me where you found me,” said the smart-mouthed kerbstone flower girl Eliza Doolittle, who worked tirelessly to transform the negative perception society placed upon her. George Bernard Shaw’s play, Pygmalion and Gary Marshall ‘s film Pretty Woman both explore the themes of change and transformation in addition to the theme of social class and its impact upon the female protagonists. The social and cultural background and the upbringing of the…

fun at the original work or writing grossly exaggerated version of said original. Edith Hamilton’s “Pygmalion” has many parodies that stem from the roots of its story. It is evident that certain stories such as Shakespeare’s The Winter’s Tale and Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein are parodies of Edith Hamilton’s “Pygmalion.” Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein is a horrific parody of the original myth “Pygmalion.” Instead of the creator falling in love with his creation like in the myth, the creator is now…

The story told by Orpheus, in book ten, tells a tale of the sculptor Pygmalion falling in love with a statue but with a unique twist. With that, the tale has some details of a traditional love story and goes into a theme that shows love, and a mental and physical change in Pygmalion. Pygmalion goes through this change as he is first skeptical of women. He believed that a lot of women were flawed and judged quickly around others on their attributes. Furthermore, he has persuaded himself to only…

In 1096, Pope Urban II decreed that the crusaders had to give Alexius I, emperor of the Byzantine Empire the lands that they seized. During the siege of Antioch, Alexius I abandoned the crusaders to defend themselves against infidels, therefore, after the fall of Jerusalem, the crusaders did not obey Urban II’s order because they felt betrayed by Alexius I. In 1099, after the crusaders celebrated their victory, they concluded that they had to repopulate the city, appoint a rule, and expand…