<p>Pygmalion discussion questions</p><p>1. What does Higgins claim he can do by changing Eliza?</p><p>2. Why does Shaw include a long description of Eliza’s house?</p><p>3. How do each of the following treat Eliza: Higgins, Pickering, Mrs. Pearce</p><p>4. What is Higgin’s attitude towards women? Give evidence.</p><p>5. How is Pickering a foil for Higgins?</p><p>6. Explain Alfred Doolittle’s criticism of the middle class.</p><p>7. How is Henry Higgins a stereotypical character?</p><p>8. Compare/ contrast how Eliza and Clara speak at Mrs. Higgin’s home. Why do you think Shaw might have included Clara in the play?</p><p>9. What does Shaw satirize in Act III?</p><p>10. Does Eliza really love Freddy? Explain.</p><p>11. Who is the protagonist in Pygmalion? What conflict does this character face?</p><p>12. When does Higgins realize that Eliza is upset with him? What is bothering her? What do you learn of their relationship?</p><p>13. Describe the internal conflict within Higgins (Act IV).</p><p>14. Discuss the basic differences between Higgins’s and Eliza’s concepts of human relationships.</p><p>15. Is Eliza a flat or round character? Explain.</p><p>16. Why is Eliza grateful to Pickering? What do her remarks to him suggest about how she has changed?</p><p>17. How does Higgins justify his treatment of Eliza? Why doesn’t she accept his justification? Do you? Why or why not?</p><p>18. What function does Doolittle play in Act V? How would the play change if his character were omitted?</p><p>19. Name two contemporary stories/ movies that are similar to Pygmalion. Draw comparisons. Pygmalion discussion questions</p><p>20. What is an epilogue? What is a romance?</p><p>21. How does Shaw explain his decision to call the play a romance?</p><p>22. What reasons does Shaw give in the epilogue for Eliza not wanting to marry Higgins?</p><p>23. How would you describe Shaw’s attitude toward marriage as expressed in the epilogue? Use evidence from the play to support your answer.</p><p>24. What does Shaw’s discussion about Freddy’s weakness imply about Eliza’s character?</p><p>25. Doe you agree with Shaw that strong people are drawn to weaker people and vice versa? Explain.</p><p>26. Draw at least five parallels between Frankenstein and Pygmalion. </p>