Henry Higgins, in Pygmalion by Barnard Shaw

Henry Higgins, in Pygmalion by Barnard Shaw

Keywords: Phonetics, Nature, Drawbacks.

    

Henry Higgins is a professor of phonetics who teaches Liza to speak properly and behave elegantly. He is a professor of phonetics, science of speech. He is sincere in his work and in teaching. Though Higgins is a successful Professor  but there are several  drawbacks in Higgins’s character             Professor Henry Higgins has many-sided personality, having high merits and irritating deficiencies. He is a scholar of great distinction who has high merits besides having draw backs. He has not good opinion about women that is why still he is bachelor and lives a life as a single .In professor’s opinion woman wants to live her own way and man wants his own way. Each tries to drag the other on to the wrong track. Despite of all that he wants to do experiment on poor flower girl to transform her into a duchess.             Mrs. Pearce, maid servant, points out several drawbacks which she finds mistakes in learning process. She argues it wouldn’t be benefited in learning for Miss Doolittle.  On breakfast he does things which are objectionable and hindrances in learning process for Miss Doolittle. She also states that he uses wrong words on irritating. He is short temper. He excuses that next time he will take care as such things can be harmful in elegant language and sober manners for a sophisticated lady of high rank.                Mrs. Higgins, professor’s mother views there are several things which are objectionable in Higgins. Whenever he is pondering or worry about any things he begins rattling keys and coins in his pocket. Mrs. Higgins forbids him as it is awkward for the guests she had invited. Due to such things she has stopped him not to come on the day when she is with her guests at home. She thinks he will do something which her guests don’t like.             Even after getting success exposing a s a duchess Liza points out weak points which she noticed during her learning. In the end she says it on Higgins’s face. Higgins realizes that he had made Liza a duchess in real.