CHARACTER GUIDE

George Bernard Shaw

Pygmallion

George Bernard Shaw

Pygmallion

… is a clever man who is interested in the English language. Although he is a good man, generally speaking, he can be a bit arrogant at times.

PROFESSOR HENRY HIGGINS

George Bernard Shaw

Pygmallion

… is also a man who is interested in how people speak. He has a lot in common with Professor Higgins, and they become good friends. Pickering is a very polite man. He is intelligent, like his friend, and has some clever ideas. He is better at getting along with people than the Professor.

COLONEL PICKERING

George Bernard Shaw

Pygmallion

… is Professor Higgins' housekeeper. She is a strict woman who seems to look down on lower-class people. Being a sensible woman, she finds the Professor's idea of changing Eliza into a lady inappropriate.

MRS PEARCE

George Bernard Shaw

Pygmallion

… is a girl who sells flowers on the street. She speaks working class Cockney English, but is willing to refine her speech and behaviour when given the opportunity. Eliza is a common but quite sensitive girl who gets upset easily. She eventually transforms into a lady worthy of admiration.

ELIZA DOOLITTLE

George Bernard Shaw

Pygmallion

… is an extremely cheerful young man who likes having fun, … falls in love with Eliza and he doesn't care about her social background or the way she speaks. He is not a snob like his sister.

FREDDY EYNSFORD-HILL

George Bernard Shaw

Pygmallion

… is Eliza's father. He is not an educated man but he is very quick-witted. Although … loves his daughter, he is wilting to allow other people to look after her if he believes that this will benefit her and, more importantly himself.

ALFRED DOOLITTLE

George Bernard Shaw

Pygmallion

… is a snobbish haughty young lady who doesn't have much patience with working- class people. She enjoys keeping up with the latest fashions in high society.

LOREM IPSUM

George Bernard Shaw

Pygmallion

… is the Professor's mother. She is a sociable person who becomes upset at the idea that she could lose her friends. She is a respectable lady who does not approve of the Eliza Doolittle experiment. She is kind to Eliza when the Professor upsets her.

MRS HIGGINS

George Bernard Shaw

Pygmallion

… is a middle-aged woman who mixes in London's upper-class society. She is a model of English good manners. Although her behaviour is rather conservative and old-fashioned, she is less snobbish than her daughter, Clara.

MRS EYNSFORD-HILL