Elizabeth’s Character in Pygmalion by Barnard Shaw Keywords: Intelligent, Confident, Self-respect Female protagonist of the play Liza’s character is strong enough to impress the readers and audience. There are several aspects which strengthen Barnard Shaw’s point of view in this respect. Higgins argues that Liza is intelligent and has better ear than Higgins. After getting success Liza becomes confident even to pass comments on her teachers, Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering. She has objection against Professor Higgins, because he always treated her as a flower girl. She admires Pickering that it was he who made her realize that she was duchess. She states that she knew that she could be a lady , because he always treated her as a lady. She offers her gratitude for she learnt really nice manners from Pickering which could make her a lady. She was brought up in a way and was unable to control over using bad language. She learnt from Pickering that ladies and gentlemen don’t behave like that. She threats Higgins that she will advertize in paper that Higgins’s duchess is only a flower girl and she can teach anybody to be duchess .A flower girl has made a tower of inner strength who can threats Higgins. Points out his blunders. She can appreciate good qualities in Pickering too. Henry Higgins is happy as he has made her woman in real meanings. LIZA. Yes: you turn round and make up to me now that I'm not afraid of you, and can do without you. Of course I do, you little fool. Five minutes ago you were like a millstone round my neck. Now you're a tower of strength: a consort battleship. You and I and Pickering will be three old bachelors together instead of only two men and a silly girl.

Elizabeth’s Character in Pygmalion by Barnard Shaw

Keywords: Intelligent, Confident, Self-respect

Female protagonist of the play Liza’s character is strong enough to impress the readers and audience. There are several aspects which strengthen Barnard Shaw’s point of view in this respect.             Higgins argues that Liza is intelligent and has better ear than Higgins. After getting success Liza becomes  confident even to  pass comments on her teachers, Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering.

She has objection against Professor Higgins, because he always treated her as a flower

girl. She admires Pickering that it was he who made her realize that she was duchess. She states that  she knew that she could be a lady , because

he always treated her as a lady.

            She offers her gratitude for she learnt really nice manners from Pickering which could make her a lady. She was brought up in a way and was unable to control over using bad language. She learnt from Pickering that ladies and gentlemen don’t behave like that.

She threats Higgins that she will advertize in paper that Higgins’s duchess is only a flower girl and she can teach anybody to be duchess .A flower girl has made a tower of inner strength who can threats Higgins. Points out his blunders. She can appreciate good qualities in Pickering too. Henry Higgins is happy as he has made her woman in real meanings.

LIZA. Yes: you turn round and make up to me now that I'm not

afraid of you, and can do without you. Of course I do, you little fool. Five minutes ago you were like a millstone round my neck. Now you're a tower of strength: a consort battleship. You and I and Pickering will be three old bachelors together instead of only two men and a silly girl.

Elizabeth’s Character in Pygmalion by Barnard Shaw

Keywords: Intelligent, Confident, Self-respect

Female protagonist of the play Liza’s character is strong enough to impress the readers and audience. There are several aspects which strengthen Barnard Shaw’s point of view in this respect.             Higgins argues that Liza is intelligent and has better ear than Higgins. After getting success Liza becomes  confident even to  pass comments on her teachers, Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering.

She has objection against Professor Higgins, because he always treated her as a flower

girl. She admires Pickering that it was he who made her realize that she was duchess. She states that  she knew that she could be a lady , because

he always treated her as a lady.

            She offers her gratitude for she learnt really nice manners from Pickering which could make her a lady. She was brought up in a way and was unable to control over using bad language. She learnt from Pickering that ladies and gentlemen don’t behave like that.

She threats Higgins that she will advertize in paper that Higgins’s duchess is only a flower girl and she can teach anybody to be duchess .A flower girl has made a tower of inner strength who can threats Higgins. Points out his blunders. She can appreciate good qualities in Pickering too. Henry Higgins is happy as he has made her woman in real meanings.

LIZA. Yes: you turn round and make up to me now that I'm not

afraid of you, and can do without you. Of course I do, you little fool. Five minutes ago you were like a millstone round my neck. Now you're a tower of strength: a consort battleship. You and I and Pickering will be three old bachelors together instead of only two men and a silly girl.