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Pygmalion Discussion Questions - Act III

Contemplate the significance of Higgins’s reaction to the landscape outside his mother’s window and what it says about his character. Compare the settings of their two homes as described by the author and reflect on the subsequent character traits those settings would indicate.

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Answer and Explanation:

Higgins' reaction to the landscape shows the discrepancy of his behavior with the society to which he is inserted. The landscape is delicate, beautiful, soothing and inspiring. Higgins however, presents a rude and rude behavior, showing that although he is part of that world of appearances, he behaves differently and completely contradicts both, that he completely ignores the landscape, as he completely ignores the people of his social cycle .

It also shows how Higgins had no interest in cultivating contacts and friendships, as he prefers to be in the company of his studies and whoever wants to share them. Perhaps for this reason, he shows a certain attachment to Eliza, because she is totally alien to that society, is friendly and willing to get to know him without taking appearance and possession into consideration.