Drama

In a Greek legend, Pygmalion, a sculptor and ruler of Cyprus, was known for his dislike of women. But when he had carved an ivory statue of the goddess Aphrodite, its charms so overwhelmed him that he fell in love with it. The goddess answered his prayer to bring the statue to life, and he married the women it contained, who was then named Galatea. Shaw's play is a variation on this legend, with Professor Higgins as Pygmalion and Eliza Doolittle as Galatea. Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw is a play that shows a great change in the character Eliza Doolittle.

As Eliza lives in poverty, she sells ...