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Pygmalion created a female
statue and treated it with such
affection that, through
Aphrodite's intervention, the
statue came to life and
responded to him. Such is the
essence of the self-fulfilling
prophecy: what we expect
tends to come true.
The author-----George Bernard Shaw,who is
an Irish dramatist, literary
critic, and a leading figure in
the 20th century theater.
His main works:
Immaturity
Widowers' Houses
Pygmalion
Man and Superman (1902),
John Bull's Other Island (1904)
Major Barbara (1905)
This play, Pygmalion, was
also made into a film called
My Fair Lady.
Have you seen the film?
If you have,did you like it?
Have a discussion and give
reasons.
Are you interested in Psychology? If
yes, have you ever heard of the
“Pygmalion Effect ”?
What is it?
The Pygmalion Effect is
that people tend to
behave as you expect
they will. If you expect a
person to take
responsibility, they
probably will. If you
expect them not to even
try, they probably won’t.
Eliza Doolittle(E): a poor flower girl who is
ambitious to improve herself.
Professor Higgins(H): an expert in
phonetics, convinced that the quality of a
person’s English decides his/her position in
society.
Colonel Pickering(P): an officer in the army
and later a friend of Higgins’ who sets him a
task.
impatient, rude, confident,
superior, self-important