What Do We Learn About Society In The First Two Acts Of Pygmalion?
Eliza Doolittle is introduced as a poor flower girl selling flowers on Tottenham Court Road. We can immediately tell that she is lower class from the way she speaks, the way she dresses and from her profession. In this scene, the note taker, who is later identified as Henry Higgins, repeats exactly what Eliza says: "Cheer ap, Keptin; n'baw ya flahr orf a pore gel." At this point, he realizes she is from Lisson Grove, a less-than-wealthy area of England. Furthermore, Shaw foreshadows the importance for Eliza to improve. Henry Higgins comes across as an obnoxious and arrogant person in George Bernard Shaw's play, "Pygmalion." He is one of the more peculiar characters that I have read about. He treats everyone else in the play in his own particular way. His relationship with Eliza Doolittle is by far the most interesting throughout the play. Higgins treats Eliza as though she wasn't a person at all even when she offers to pay for her lessons just because she is lower class.
