Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw

George Bernard Shaw took the premise of the Pygmalion myth and turned it into a play. The central theme of Pygmalion is that a Cockney flower girl will behave like a lady if she is treated like one and that a woman who is a lady in name only is not a lady at all. Professor Henry Higgins proves that education can cover all sorts of lacks, but it is inward strength that counts most. Higgins attempts to take a willful, spunky Eliza and turn her into an ice goddess. The climax of the play brings back hope because Eliza refuses to remain inanimate.

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Novel/Drama curriculum units contain complete lesson plans with preliminary and follow-up work, teacher notes with plot summary, background, and rationale, ready-to-use worksheets, and suggested answers for student questions. These study guides encourage the development of thinking, reading, speaking, research, and writing skills as well as critical thinking skills such as analysis, synthesis, and evaluation.