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George Bernard Shaw, is an adaptation of the Greek story.
Questions:
1. Who wrote the play?
George Bernard Shaw
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A brief introduction
1.He is a very humorous Irish(爱尔兰) playwright.
2. Where has Colonel Pickering been living and what has he studied?
He has been living in India and has studied many Indian dialects.
3. Who is Henry Higgins anxious to meet and why?
Discussion
1. Do you think that Pygmalion and his statue–wife will be happy together?
2. What problem do you thinkmalion, the play by
She wants to be a shop assistant and she decides to learn better English from Higgins.
3. Can you recognize each character’s social position by their behaviour and language? Is he or she from the upper class, middle class or lower class? Give your reasons.
Act one
Fateful meetings
Eliza Doolittle
Henry Higgins
Colonel Pickering
Eliza Doolittle(E): a poor flower girl who is ambitious to improve herself. Professor Higgins(H): an expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person’s English decides his/her position in society. Colonel Pickering(P): an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins’ who sets him a task.
and what has he studied? 3. Who is Henry Higgins anxious to meet
and why? 4. What job does Eliza want to do? What does she decide to do about it?
1. Why is Eliza frightened of him at first? She thinks he is a policeman in disguise.
Eliza Doolittle
Henry Higgins
Colonel Pickering
Comprehending
answer these questions.
1. Why is Eliza frightened of Higgins at first? 2. Where has Colonel Pickering been living
Fill in the chart.
Character Position Evidence in the play
in society
Eliza
Lower class
Language: calls gentleman “sir” and _“_c_a_p_’_in_”__ (or captain) which is a compliment
Behaviour: _r_e_sp_e_c_t_fu_l_ to people of higher class
Character Position Evidence in the play in society
Henry Higgins
Middle class
Language: calls Eliza “_y_o_u__si_ll_y_g_ir_l_” and Pickering “__m_y_d_e_a_r_m_a_n__”
2.In 1925 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Shaw accepted the honor but refused the money.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
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Pygmalion
Unit 4
Pygmalion
Pygmalion, a gifted artist, makes a stone statue of a beautiful woman.
He asks the Greek Goddess to bring her to life.
His wish is granted.
when
Fast reading
11:15,PM in 1914
where London, England
who what
Eliza, Professor Higgins, Colonel Pickering
fateful meetings
Pygmalion
Act one
Fateful meetings
He is anxious to meet Colonel Pickering because he is working in the same academic field as Pickering.
4. What job does Eliza want to do? What does she decide to do about it?
Questions:
1. Who wrote the play?
George Bernard Shaw
Company Logo
A brief introduction
1.He is a very humorous Irish(爱尔兰) playwright.
2. Where has Colonel Pickering been living and what has he studied?
He has been living in India and has studied many Indian dialects.
3. Who is Henry Higgins anxious to meet and why?
Discussion
1. Do you think that Pygmalion and his statue–wife will be happy together?
2. What problem do you thinkmalion, the play by
She wants to be a shop assistant and she decides to learn better English from Higgins.
3. Can you recognize each character’s social position by their behaviour and language? Is he or she from the upper class, middle class or lower class? Give your reasons.
Act one
Fateful meetings
Eliza Doolittle
Henry Higgins
Colonel Pickering
Eliza Doolittle(E): a poor flower girl who is ambitious to improve herself. Professor Higgins(H): an expert in phonetics, convinced that the quality of a person’s English decides his/her position in society. Colonel Pickering(P): an officer in the army and later a friend of Higgins’ who sets him a task.
and what has he studied? 3. Who is Henry Higgins anxious to meet
and why? 4. What job does Eliza want to do? What does she decide to do about it?
1. Why is Eliza frightened of him at first? She thinks he is a policeman in disguise.
Eliza Doolittle
Henry Higgins
Colonel Pickering
Comprehending
answer these questions.
1. Why is Eliza frightened of Higgins at first? 2. Where has Colonel Pickering been living
Fill in the chart.
Character Position Evidence in the play
in society
Eliza
Lower class
Language: calls gentleman “sir” and _“_c_a_p_’_in_”__ (or captain) which is a compliment
Behaviour: _r_e_sp_e_c_t_fu_l_ to people of higher class
Character Position Evidence in the play in society
Henry Higgins
Middle class
Language: calls Eliza “_y_o_u__si_ll_y_g_ir_l_” and Pickering “__m_y_d_e_a_r_m_a_n__”
2.In 1925 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. Shaw accepted the honor but refused the money.
George Bernard Shaw (1856-1950)
Company Logo
Pygmalion
Unit 4
Pygmalion
Pygmalion, a gifted artist, makes a stone statue of a beautiful woman.
He asks the Greek Goddess to bring her to life.
His wish is granted.
when
Fast reading
11:15,PM in 1914
where London, England
who what
Eliza, Professor Higgins, Colonel Pickering
fateful meetings
Pygmalion
Act one
Fateful meetings
He is anxious to meet Colonel Pickering because he is working in the same academic field as Pickering.
4. What job does Eliza want to do? What does she decide to do about it?