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Pygmalion

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All Themes Language and Speech Appearance and Identity Social Class and Manners Education and Intelligence Femininity and Gender Roles

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Pygmalion

George Bernard Shaw

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Introduction

Plot Summary

Detailed Summary
& Analysis

Act 1
Act 2
Act 3
Act 4
Act 5

Themes

All Themes
Language and Speech
Appearance and Identity
Social Class and Manners
Education and Intelligence
Femininity and Gender Roles

Quotes

Characters

All Characters
Eliza Doolittle
Henry Higgins
Colonel Pickering
Clara Eynsford Hill
Freddy Eynsford Hill
Alfred Doolittle
Mrs. Higgins
Ezra D. Wannafeller

Symbols

All Symbols
Clothing

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Pygmalion Study Guide

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Fredericksen, Erik. "Pygmalion." LitCharts. LitCharts LLC, 15 Jan 2014. Web. 11 Nov 2019.

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Fredericksen, Erik. "Pygmalion." LitCharts LLC, January 15, 2014. Retrieved November 11, 2019. https://www.litcharts.com/lit/pygmalion.

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