From Dirt to Duchess

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How could a lowly flower girl make such a drastic change into a refined lady? She could not have possibly pulled it off herself; she would need help. Thus is the case in the play Pygmalion, by G.B. Shaw. The poor flower girl, Eliza, is turned into a "duchess," so to speak, by the other characters in the play. The characters responsible for the change in Eliza throughout the play were Henry Higgins, Mrs. Pierce, and Colonel Pickering, all of which had strong influences on her either mentally or physically.

The obvious character who influenced transformations in Eliza would be Henry Higgins. He is the one



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Approximate Word count = 413
Approximate Pages = 2 (250 words per page double spaced)

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