something through a feminist criticism lens‚ it means they are looking at the movie or book to try and find parts that speak on women and their position in the world. Throughout Pygmalion‚ Pretty Woman‚ and My Fair Lady‚ there are multiple messages that can be understood about women and their role in society. Pygmalion‚ an old Greek myth‚ has the least to say about women‚ but there is still something to be learned. When the story says the women are prostitutes‚ it is showing women as scandalous
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Discuss the different ways of representing class conflicts. Pygmalion‚ Bernard Shaw‚ 1914 My Fair Lady‚ George Cukor‚ 1964 “As the purpose of comedy is to correct the vices of men‚ I see no reason why anyone should be exempt.” This famous quotation of French playwright Molière proves how powerfully theater and social criticism are linked‚ and how in its different genres‚ drama as well as comedy‚ theater can‚ and maybe must‚ be a way of communicating and expressing the human and society’s flaws
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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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of their characters’ transformation. The dramas have shown two women who are rebelliously different than other women of that time. While fighting for their freedom and for a better life they are breaking moral rules of their time. In Pygmalion‚ Shaw presents a person born in a low class who gets the opportunity to learn correct speech and manners in order to become as those from higher classes of society. On the other hand Ibsen shows a lady who is being manipulated by the time and
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My book report is on a book called The Story of Doctor Doolittle. The author of this book is Hugh Lofting. The main characters of the story are: Dr. Doolittle Chee-Chee the monkey Polynesia the parrot Crocodile Monkeys from the monkey kingdom Pushmi-pullyu Doctor Doolittle lived in Puddleby‚ England. First he was a human doctor‚ but then he changed into an animal doctor. This was because his parrot‚ Polynesia‚ gave Doctor Doolittle a book about animal languages. From this book the Doctor learns
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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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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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History In the Future Alfred Chandler’s contribution to the field of management in general‚ and to the discipline of business history in particular‚ is profound and lasting. Widely considered to have been the world’s leading historian of the industrial corporation. The purposes of chandler’s studies are not to theorize but to provide an explanation regarding the evolution of business; theories are developed by others using information pertaining to his research. However‚ his
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How can The Highwayman by Alfred Noyes be considered a ballad form of poetry. The Highwayman can be considered a ballad because of the use of various techniques which are typical of the ballad style of poetry. The author Alfred Noyes wrote the poem in 1906 and at the time he was 24 years old. He died on the 25th June 1958. He is buried on the Isle of Wight where he lived with his wife and children. The first feature of the poem that makes it a ballad is it tells a story. Before words were printed
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Alfred Wegener’s theory and Evidence Alfred Wegener proposed the theory of continental drift at the beginning of the 20th century. His idea was that the Earth’s continents were once joined together‚ but gradually moved apart over millions of years. It offered an explanation of the existence of similar fossils and rocks on continents that are far apart from each other. But it took a long time for the idea to become accepted by other scientists. In this Wegener put forth his explanation for the formation
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