Question

Who are the two main characters in Pygmalion?

• A. Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle
• B. Colonel Pickering and Eliza Doolittle
• C. Henry Higgins and Colonel Pickering
• D. Eliza Doolittle and Freddy Eynsford-Hill

Answer 1

Answer:

A. Henry Higgins and Eliza Doolittle

• The two central characters in Pygmalion are Henry Higgins, a professor of phonetics, and Eliza Doolittle, a poor flower girl.

• The play primarily focuses on their relationship, with Higgins teaching Eliza to speak properly in order to transform her from a lower-class flower girl with a strong Cockney accent into a woman who can speak refined English.

• This transformation forms the core of the story.