![]() Education and language are the forces through which Shaw’s Galatea, Eliza Doolittle is animated. ![]() Liza's father, who amuses Higgins very much he comes into a fortune after the death of an American millionaire to whom Higgins had recommended him Next Section Glossary Previous Section Pygmalion Summary Buy Study Guide How To Cite in MLA Format Nolan, Rachel. In George Bernard Shaw’s play Pygmalion, a modern variant of the myth, the flower girl is transformed into a lady by her creator. Eynsford Hillįreddy's and Clara's mother Mr. Higgins's housekeeper an extremely proper and class-aware lady, she heartily disapproves of the experiment FreddyĪ poor, genteel young man who falls in love with Eliza Claraįreddy's sister, who regards Higgins as marriageable Mrs. Henry's mother, who disapproves of her son's wild ways and who takes Liza under her wing Mrs. ![]() The same person as Liza what she begins to be called when she acquires a genteel accent and set of manners under Higgins's tutelage Henry HigginsĪ professor of phonetics who takes on Liza as a pupil as a dare, or as an experiment Colonial PickeringĪn Englishman who has served in India and written in the field of liguistics there a perfect gentleman who always treats Liza with utmost kindness Mrs. A poor girl who was thrown out by her parents as soon as she was old enough to make a living selling flowers on the street Eliza Doolittle ![]()
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