“Pygmalion”‚ by George Bernard Shaw‚ is a modern metamorphosis of the story Pygmalion‚ legendary sculptor and king of Cyprus‚ who fell in love with his own statue of Aphrodite. At his prayer‚ Aphrodite brought the statue to life as Galatea. In his own play‚ Shaw reveals a twist in the Greek myth‚ where by he transformers a flower girl into a duchess through the power of speech. The author uses this mythology to portray aspects of Victorian England common social class classification. The author uses
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Infantry commanded by Colonel Robert Gould Shaw during the Civil War. Question Why was the 54th Regiment of Massachusetts Volunteer important during the Civil War? Structure and Sources This paper will first include the prelude to the 54th Volunteer Mass Regiment and how they started. This first section will include the history behind regiment and volunteer black regiments during the Civil War. It will also contain the origins of Colonel Robert Gould Shaw and how he came to command the 54th. The important
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"affirmative action" to insure that hiring and employment practices were free of racial bias (Shaw & Barry‚ 2016‚ p. 566). The mandate was then followed up with the equal pay act‚ aimed at wage discrimination against women then as followed the Civil Rights Act of 1964‚ which prohibits all forms of discrimination based on race‚ color‚ sex‚ religion‚ or national origin by employers with fifteen or more employees (Shaw & Barry‚ 2016‚ p. 566). Although there was definitely a need for affirmative action at the
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Massachusetts Infantry. This infantry became the first black unit to fight in the Civil War for the North. The unit was formed up of black soldiers; some Northern freemen‚ and some were slaves that had escaped. The leader was General Robert Gould Shaw‚ the son of one of the top Boston abolitionists. The men of the 54th Regiment proved themselves worthy of the freedom for which they were fighting for and to gain the respect of their fellow white soldiers they fought with. Although the white soldiers
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penalize a man more harshly if he was black‚ rather he judged them based on skill and wit. In addition‚ he did not hesitate to admonish Col. Shaw‚ when he did something unjustified. He was not afraid to share his opinion about what he thought Shaw was doing wrong‚ and while it seemed wrong of him to do so‚ it had a positive outcome. Had he not confronted Shaw
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demand complicated staging‚ though it does offer lush scenic possibilities‚ as both the film and the musical demonstrated. Shaw’s satire seems muted‚ and for many the play creates its own rather warm world and evokes an era poignantly‚ almost lovingly. Shaw appears to be honestly fond of all his characters‚ even Henry‚ whose introduction in the stage directions sets Shaw’s tone: ``he is so entirely frank and void of malice that he remains likeable even in his least reasonable moments.’’ For a curmudgeon
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Higgins expects that he can teach Eliza enough in the matters of etiquette to pass (her) off as the Queen of Sheba’ (Shaw‚ pg 18) and in the space of three months. He believes that he can do this merely by teaching her to speak properly’ but is unaware of her independent nature and is ill prepared for what lies ahead. In the opening act‚ when Higgins finds her in Convent Garden‚ Shaw portrays Eliza as unfeminine and outspoken‚ if not somewhat rude and this is in sharp contrast to the ladies‚ Clara
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societal ideals. George Bernard Shaw’s Arms and the Man is a pleasant and humorous attack on both. Shaw uses humor as “a vehicle of thought” thus tending to “obscure his subtle satire on war and the genteel classes and his exploration of the romantic-realist spectrum in human disposition” (Davis 274). These romantic ideals make up the essence of the play’s satirical instances and develop the theme of realism. Shaw satirizes romanticism within Arms and the Man by contrasting romantic idealism and realism
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developed and changed through our experiences‚ interactions and understanding of the world. The language‚ the purpose and the manner of a distinctive voice influences audiences in‚ subtle‚ direct and powerful ways. In the text Pygmalion; George Bernard Shaw has created and utilized incredibly distinctive voices to communicate the themes of his play‚ the being character transformation and the distinguishing parameters of social class. The transformation of Eliza Doolittle from a poor flower girl to a
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Summer Dresses’ by Irwin Shaw has two main characters named Michael and Frances. Frances shows three character traits because of Michael which are observant‚ argumentative‚ and sarcastic. Frances shows a keen eye at being observant and realizing things happening in front of her. Her husband constantly looks at other women in a tempting way and she makes note of it in her mind to point it out; “You always look at other women… at every damn woman in the city of New York” (Shaw‚ 3). Frances always brings
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