Pygmalion (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: George Bernard Shaw
- First Published: 1912
- Type of Work: Play
- Type of Plot: Comedy
- Time of Work: c. 1900
- Setting: London, England
- Genres: Drama, Problem play, Comedy
- Subjects: Language or languages, Class conflict, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Class consciousness, England or English people, Lower classes, London, Grammar
- Locales: London, England
Characters Discussed
Henry Higgins, a linguistic scientist. A robust and handsome forty-year-old bachelor, Higgins is violently enthusiastic about anything scientific, but he is absolutely uncivilized in his relations with people. Although he firmly believes himself to be kindhearted and considerate, he is a bad- tempered and profane bully. Even so, his frankness and lack of malice make it impossible for anyone to dislike him. Higgins makes a bet with another scientist, Colonel Pickering, that he can, in six months, make a Cockney flower girl speak so well that she can be...
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