Why george bernard name the play Pygmalion?

Answer 1

When Bernard Shaw wrote his book, he thought very carefully about the title. He got the inspiration from an ancient Greek myth.

The original Pygmalion was about a king who fell in love with a statue of a beautiful lady and wished it was a real woman. Aphrodite granted his wish and they married and lived happily for the rest of their lives.

In Bernard Shaw's book, a young man called Freddy falls in love with a beautiful flower girl called Eliza (who he will never be able to marry because she is so poor) and wished that Eliza could be a rich, admirable woman. A speech-expert called Henry Higgins granted his wish (by teaching Eliza to speak properly) and Eliza and Freddy married and lived happily for the rest of their lives.

In both the stories, a man falls in love with a woman who he can never marry or be with, so he makes a wish, his wish is granted, and they live together happily, which is why Bernard Shaw named his book Pygmalion.

Answer 2

Because of an ancient Greek myth about a man who fell in love with a statue of a beautiful lady and wished it was a real woman. Aphrodite granted his wish and they married and lived happily for the rest of their lives.

In Bernard Shaw's book, a young man called Freddy falls in love with a beautiful flower girl called Eliza (who he will never be able to marry because she is so poor) and wished that Eliza could be a rich, admirable woman. A speech-expert called Henry Higgins granted his wish (by teaching Eliza to speak properly) and Eliza and Freddy married and lived happily for the rest of their lives.

In both the stories, a man falls in love with a woman who he can never marry or be with, so he makes a wish, his wish is granted, and they live together happily, which is why Bernard Shaw named his book Pygmalion.