Pygmalion #2

First, I was quite interested in how the characters from the first scene, the mother, daughter, and Freddy, later reappeared in Act III. From their unimportance in the first scence, you wouldn't expect them to later become a larger part in the story.

Also, I thought that Mrs. Higgins line in Act  IV was particularly interesting. She says, "You certainly are a pretty pair of babies, playing with your live doll." Though they deny it, this is entirely true. Higgins and Pickering often treat Eliza as a doll rather than a human being. They even say that they are always busy "talking Eliza,  teaching Eliza, dressing Eliza, inventing new Elizas." They seem only to be concerned with their bet and passing her off as a lady. They do not care for her feelings or what would happen to her afterwards. They talk about her as if she isn't in the room.

However, when Eliza asks what is hers and what she may take with her when she leaves, Higgins is shocked and hurt. This one of the first times we actually see true emotion from Higgins. Maybe, perhaps, he actually does care for Eliza more than she believes. He says, "It is you who have hit me. You wounded me to the heart."  Again,  we see that Higgins is a man of contradictions.

In Act V, we see more emotion from Higgins. Higgins and Eliza argure again and he admits that he will miss Eliza if she goes. He is also suprised when Eliza tells him that Freddy has been writing her  love letters. I have a growing feeling that their relationship is one of both love and hate. They argue constantly and often treat eachother badly. But underneath the arguing, I feel that they may genuinely care for eachother. And while Eliza always threatens to leave, Higgins believes that she will always return.