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Early 1900's
His name was Pygmalion.
A statue made of ivory, and was the most beautiful "woman" in the world, according to Pygmalion.
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Eliza Doolittle
Early 1900's
Pygmalion act 3 and 4 in the end the guests look on Liza with
This is a story from ancient Greece. It tells of how Pygmalion fell in love with a statue that he created when he decided that women were inferior.
marketplace, verona
In Act 5 of "Pygmalion" by George Bernard Shaw, characters include Professor Henry Higgins, Eliza Doolittle, Colonel Pickering, Mrs. Higgins, and Alfred Doolittle. The act focuses on the aftermath of Eliza's transformation and her decision to leave Higgins' home for a more independent life.
Eliza's Silent Brooding. #LaPorchea Dnyghi (:
of Set, The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current., The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter., Something set in, or inserted., That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin.
of Set, The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current., The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter., Something set in, or inserted., That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin.
The flower girl, Eliza, cannot read the writing in Pygmalion Act 1 because she is illiterate. This is used as a way to establish her lower social class and lack of education compared to the other characters in the play.
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of Set, The act of one who, or that which, sets; as, the setting of type, or of gems; the setting of the sun; the setting (hardening) of moist plaster of Paris; the setting (set) of a current., The act of marking the position of game, as a setter does; also, hunting with a setter., Something set in, or inserted., That in which something, as a gem, is set; as, the gold setting of a jeweled pin.
Pygmalion of Tyre died in -785.