Topic > Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw - 554

For my interpretation of Pygmalion, I decided to shoot a scene from Act II where Eliza meets Higgins and Pickering for the first time together in the mansion. One of the main reasons why I chose this part of the work is because it represents the starting point for important things that later happen in the story. This was the initial point where Eliza meets Higgins and has a decent conversation about what she wants to do with her future, and ultimately the result is Higgins making that decision for her. The scene indicates that even though Higgins is a “professional,” he is definitely not the right person to change Eliza. It is also revealed in this scene that although Higgins is a phonetic expert, he has some flaws such as his constant swearing, lack of manners, quarrelsome nature, and his other bad habits. Eliza proposes that she doesn't want to be just an ordinary flower girl and instead wants to be the owner of a flower shop, hence her proposal to Higgins that he actually teach her to speak like one. (Act II) And that's why this scene was very important to the plot...