PYGMALION 1. Significance of Title: The significance of the title‚ ”Pygmalion” is in Greek mythology‚ The town Cyprus Pygmalion was a king who deeply fell in love with the statue of Aphrodite. Pygmalion had pictured nothing but beauty in his mind. He worked many countless days and nights in search of loveliness beyond his powers of expression. The statue
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Pygmalion: Professor Higgins’ Philosophy Professor Higgins is seen throughout Pygmalion as a very rude man. While one may expect a well educated man‚ such as Higgins‚ to be a gentleman‚ he is far from it. Higgins believes that how you treated someone is not important‚ as long as you treat everyone equally. The great secret‚ Eliza‚ is not having bad manners or good manners or any other particular sort of manners‚ but having the same manner for all human souls: in short‚ behaving
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and very snobby. Eliza Doolittle is a poor flower girl who dreams of living the high class life. Colonel Pickering‚ a good friend of Professor Higgins‚ makes a wager with Professor Higgins that he can not fool everyone into thinking Eliza is a duchess. Alan Jay Lerner (1918-1986) is known to be a remarkable lyricist‚ playwright‚ and screenwriter. Lerner began his career writing radio scripts‚ since then he has collaborated with composer Frederick Loewe‚ Gershwins‚ Burton Lane‚ and Andre Previn
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Gabriel Rossetti‚ Christina Rossetti‚ and Algernon Charles Swinburne. None‚ however‚ produced as many‚ or as striking‚ dramatic monologues as Robert Browning. A famous example is Browning’s “My Last Duchess.“ Notice how the Duke’s character is revealed by what he says: “MY LAST DUCHESS” That’s my last Duchess painted on the wall‚ Looking as if she were alive. I call That piece a wonder‚ now: Fra Pandolf’s hands Worked busily a day‚ and there she stands. Will’t please you sit and look at her? I said
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Billy who was explained as “considered a sluice-robber and confirmed drunkard” (Harte 3). He is basically the conflict that occurs in this story later on. Also joining Mr. Oakhurst on his banishment is two prostitutes named Mother Shipton and The Duchess. Mother Shipton is another character that shows great inner goodness when in a time of need. All four of these characters are exiled form the town of Poker Flat and they head toward the next town which is Sandy Bar. This journey from Poker Flat to
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English Finals Study Guide - In Memoriam (pgs. 918-920) by Alfred‚ Lord Tennyson o 27. Value of person’s role in your life doesn’t diminish in value‚ when the o 54. We don’t need to know the purpose to have a purpose o They’re still of a value or there’s still relationship even after loss (death). person dies. On the contrary‚ it highlights it. ß “Death doesn’t kill the experience” ß “We do not know the purpose of loss.” ß “loss is actually a connection.” - The Darling
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Pygmalion is perhaps Shaw ’s most famous play and‚ ironically‚ it is among his most abused and misinterpreted ones. Almost everyone knows the basic outlines of this story of the Cockney flower girl who is almost magically transformed into a duchess by taking speech (phonetic) lessons from her famous professor. The abuse comes partly from the fact that Shaw subtitled his play‚ "A Romance." In the popular adaptations (the film of 1938 and the musical My Fair Lady)‚ "romance" was written into the script
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PARADISE LOST 1. Dignity‚ reserve and stateliness Of Man’s first disobedience‚ and the fruit Of that forbidden Tree‚ whose mortal taste Brought death into the world‚ and all our woe‚ With loss of Eden‚ till one greater Man Restore us‚ and regain the blissful seat‚ Sing‚ Heavenly Muse (i. 1–6) 2. Sonorous‚ orotund voice O thou that‚ with surpassing glory crown’d Look’st from thy sole dominion like the god Of this new World. (iv. 32–34) 3. Inversion of the natural order of words and phrases
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speech so dramatically that she will be accepted in the highest society. The next morning‚ she shows up at his door‚ offering to pay for lessons because she wants to run her own flower shop. The lessons go remarkably well‚ and Eliza does pass for a duchess at a ball. What Higgins has not considered is what will happen to her then. He has taught her to act like a lady‚ but she wants love and companionship‚ something he is not able to give. Henry Higgins is a professor of phonetics who plays Pygmalion
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Contract Tutorial Questions 1. On Tuesday‚ September 10‚ John delivered a written offer to sell a house to Mary. The offer stated that “This offer is to be left over until Thursday‚ 10 o’clock‚ September 12.” On Wednesday‚ John sold the house to Jill. Lance found out about the sale to Jill and told Mary. At 8 a.m. Thursday‚ Lance acting as the agent of Mary‚ handed John a letter of acceptance. John had also posted an offer to sell his car to Ken . On the 1st September‚ John posted a revocation
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