Choose a character and analyze the standards of the fictional society in which the character exists; how the character is affected by and responds to those standards; and how the character’s reactions develop meaning in the work. "Pygmalion," a play by Bernard Shaw, is a mixture of a romantic comedy and a satire in which the main character, Eliza Doolittle, is judged only based on her English dialect. Shaw’s play makes fun of …showed first 75 words of 725 total…

…showed last 75 words of 725 total…do you do, Professor Higgins? Are you quite well?” In addition to speaking proper English, Eliza has not lost her sense of self-pride. She says to Higgins, “I don’t care how you treat me. I don’t mind your swearing at me. I shouldn’t mind a black eye: I’ve had one before this. But I wont be passed over.” Although Eliza’s speech has changed throughout the play, she still remains self-sufficient.