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Pygmalion Acts I - V

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Alfred Doolittle   Eliza's father who starts out poor but becomes rich and miserable  
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Eliza Doolittle   Lower class flower girl who undergoes a transformation under Henry Higgins a linguistic tutor  
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Professor Henry Higgins   A professor of phonetics and linguistics [spoken language] who is a rude pushy man who cares more about using Eliza as an experiment than as a human being  
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Mrs. Higgins   Mother of Henry Higgins; is concerned that her son's experiment will lead to long term problems for Eliza  
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Freddy Eynsford Hill   A young aristocrat who falls in love with Eliza but has a weak character and bad work ethic  
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Colonel Pickering   Caring sensitive linguist who teaches Eliza good manners through his kindness  
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Name 4 Themes of Pygmalion   1- all people should be treated equally; 2- women should have same rights as men; 3- appearances can be deceiving; 4- language shows a person's identity  
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Author of Pygmalion "My Fair Lady"   George Bernard Shaw  
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Prof. Higgins writes down _______.   Phonetic pronunciations of dialects he hears  
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2 new experiences Eliza has at Prof. and Mrs. Higgins's house   1-takes her first bath; 2-gets a change of clothing for bedtime  
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Why does Doolittle [Eliza's dad] visit Higgins   Doolittle wants Higgins to pay him money [5 pounds-British currency] for allowing Higgins to keep Eliza  
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How Eliza must change to become a "lady"   She must be clean, well dressed, have good manners, speak with correct grammar and an educated accent  
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Why Doolittle has a changed appearance   An American millionaire left him a lot of money and now he dresses like a wealthy person  
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What Liza discusses at the social gathering at the Higgins' home   The weather, her aunt's influenza, and her opinion that someone "did the old woman in" which is crass but Higgins tries to explain is the "new small talk"  
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What Higgins tells Liza is the "Great Secret" to handling people   Having the same manners for all people and treating all people as equal  
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Explain the relationship between LANGUAGE and CLASS   Language reveals a person's background and level of social class.  
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