The play by Shaw, Pygmalion, interests me in a few ways especially how the characters are portrayed in the play and also the issues of how language can determine the perception people have of you. I think most of my friends that have read the play especially the girls will certainly disagree with the way Higgins treat Eliza right from the start of the play till the end. Higgins shows the displeasure towards women from the way he speaks to Eliza. He calls her names and does not treat her the way a gentleman should. And as the play heads to an end, we can see that Eliza finally pours out what she feels by throwing Higgins slippers at him. I feel that in this situation, Eliza is not wrong because she could no longer take it. I strongly disagree with Higgins actions in mistreating her. It shows that how an educated man looks down on someone who can’t speak proper English. As a teacher to be, I strongly feel that we should not judge someone on the way he or she speaks because the way they speak does not prove anything. It could be that they do not have the privilege to learn how to speak properly and just like in the play, everybody has a mind of their own. No matter how educated one is, one should never try to mould someone in our own liking. Each of us have the brain to think for our own, just like the myth of Pygmalion....
