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1、Module1Part1:Pygmalion－thePlayThereisaclassicalGreekmythinwhichaking,Pygmalion,carvesastatueofabeautifulwoman.Thestatuecomestolife,andthekingfallsinlovewiththewomanhehascreatedandmarriesher.Shaw’smostfamousplay,Pygmalion,isbasedonthismyth.PygmalionisacomedyaboutapronunciationexpertcalledProf
2、essorHenryHiggins.Higgins,asakindofexperiment,triestomakealadyoutofanuneducatedgirlcalledElizaDoolittle,whosellsflowersinthestreet.HebetsafriendcalledPickering,thathecannotonlyteachthegirltospeakwell,butalsotobehaveinarefinedway,sothatthosewhomeetherbelievesheisareallady.Hedecidestodothisbec
3、ausehewantstoprovethatsocialclassisabout“appearance”only.Higginsbelievesthatclassisnotconnectedwithyourtruecharacter,itisconnectedwithhowyouappeartoothers,howyoutalkandbehave.ElizagoestostaywithHigginsandhisfriendPickering,andhelpstolookafterthehousewhilereceivinglessonsfromHigginsinhowtospe
4、akcorrectly.Sheslowlychanges,becomingabeautifulandcharmingyoungwoman.HigginsintroducesElizatopolitesociety,whichacceptsthatisa“body”,andtheprofessorwinshisbet.However,HigginsisdomineeringinbehaviourtowardsEliza,anddoesnottreatherwell.ThegirlishalfinlovewithHiggins,buttotheprofessor,Elizaismo
5、relikeadaughterorservantwhomheneedsandhasbecomefondof.ElizarebelsagainstHiggins,whofinallyhastoacceptthatshehasbecomeastrongandindependentyoungwoman.RealisingthatHigginswillneverreallyloveher,Elizaleavesthehouseandmarriesayoungmanwhosheknowscaresalotforher.Theystartaflowershop,helpedbyHiggin
6、sandPickering,withwhomsheremainsgoodfriends.Aswellasthethemeofclass.Shawexploresrelationshipsbetweenmenandwomen.ItisclearthatHigginstreatswomenasobjects.Eliza,however,insiststhatHigginsrespectherandthestoryendswithherwinninghisrespect.AfamousfilmcalledMyFairLadywasmadefromtheplayin1964.Part2
7、:ExtractfromPygmalionPICKERING:[gently]Whatisityouwant,mygirl?ELIZA:Iwanttobealadyinaflowershopinsteadofsellingonastreetcorner.Buttheywon’ttakemeunlessIcantalkbetter.Hesaidhecouldteachme.Well,here1amreadytopayhim－andhetreatsmeasifIwasdirt.MRSPEARCE
