PYGMALION

By the end of this unit, students will be able to: explain the significance of the play’s title; analyze the use of both representational and presentational techniques in the play; analyze and explain the function of the epilogue, prologue, and detailed stage directions; analyze the use of humor, sarcasm, coincidence, and irony in the play; analyze the use of allusion in the play; discuss the function of language and dialect in the play; examine the impact of the social and political issues present in the play on plot, character, and theme; discuss prominent themes in the play; explain the relevance and the meaning of the symbols and motifs present in the play; explain the effects of the literary and rhetorical devices used in the play; discuss the functions of the minor characters in the play; and evaluate the play as a didactic piece of literature. 135 pages. ©2011.