Pygmalion vs. My Fair LadyThe Academy Award-winning musical film My Fair Lady produced by George Cukor in 1964‚ was based on the play Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw written in 1913. Although‚ the basic story line and underlying themes are the same‚ there are a number of differences between the two famous works. The most pronounced difference is that My Fair Lady had songs added to the dialogue. Furthermore‚ Pygmalion deals with many of the social issues that were occurring during the Victorian
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A Character Essay on Eliza: Pygmalion The story of Pygmalion is based on a classical myth‚ and Bernard Shaw’s Pygmalion plays on the complicated relationships in a social setting. Professor Henry Higgins takes Eliza Doolittle to teach her the art of phonetics and to refine her manners. Eliza was‚ at first a poor flower girl‚ but by the end of the play‚ is transformed so much‚ she is even mistaken for a duchess. It is obvious throughout the play that Eliza is changing in many aspects; the most obvious
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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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The Source of the Title: The Legend of Pygmalion and Galatea Shaw took his title from the ancient Greek legend of the famous sculptor named Pygmalion who could find nothing good in women‚ and‚ as a result‚ he resolved to live out his life unmarried. However‚ he carved a statue out of ivory that was so beautiful and so perfect that he fell in love with his own creation. Indeed‚ the statue was so perfect that no living being could possibly be its equal. Consequently‚ at a festival‚ he prayed
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Beowulf‚ Othello‚ Macbeth‚ and Pygmalion. Each book we read had a moral that can be used in today’s society. The book titled Beowulf highlighted loyalty‚ bravery‚ reputation‚ and desire to fight against evil. In the book Othello‚ the moral of the story was don’t allow manipulation and jealousy to control your life. From reading Macbeth you will find the moral of the story was ambition and power are two powerful traits that can impact your life. When reading Pygmalion the moral of the story was beware
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Problems and the structure of the play Shaws Pygmalion All the pieces show corresponds to an important claim brought Brecht contemporary theater‚ namely: the theater should strive "to depict the nature man as modifiable and depends on the class Amenities "[1]. far as Shaw was interested in us the character and social status‚ particularly evidenced by the fact that a radical restructuring of the character he made even the main theme of the play "Pygmalion". After the exceptional success play and
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The object chosen is based off of a Freeform series called Pretty Little Liars. It is based off of the series of books written by Sara Shepard. Pretty Little Liars began on ABC Family in 2010. It is a television show that will begin its eighth season this month. Along with it playing on Freeform‚ seasons one thru six are available to stream on Netflix. By the title‚ it is understandable to assume that the girls on the show are prissy‚ pretty‚ liars. The plot of the show is five girls‚ who are the
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anyone lived in a pretty how town reflection anyone lived in a pretty how town was written by e. e. cummings. e. e. cummings is writing about life in a small town and also about happiness. I look at this poem as a form of unconscious delight‚ which may seem different to others‚ but it makes me happy. everyone in the small town sits back and does absolutely nothing. the poem is actually about a man named anyone and a Woman named noone. anyone found the love of his life‚ noone. every part of anyone’s
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Without any background information to explain some reasons for certain events‚ the story would be confusing and the reader might not understand it to its full ability. Also‚ there would not be much personalization with the characters. In All The Pretty Horses by Cormac McCarthy the importance of cultural or historical aspects is utilized by conveying that it is rare “to live in some place that is not yet touched by the complication of the modern world‚ where it is possible to be one with the earth
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LEONISSE RODRIGUEZ Longman Analyze video 11/07/14 List the parts of the piece you intend to examine (This may include the music‚ language‚ images‚ etc.). http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LXXQLa-5n5w Provide details about the elements you’re examining. Describe them and start doing some conceptual analysis of what they represent and how they affect the piece as a whole (This can be done by freewriting‚ etc.). I think the song is especially impactful when we realize that pain and beauty are two things
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