Lesson Five: Analyzing Adapted Texts Answers…

Read the excerpts. Which element of the original story does Shaw change the most in this part of the play?

Eliza decides she wants to change her life, while Galatea has no part in her own creation.

Higgins decides he never wants to create anything, while Pygmalion continues to create.

Pygmalion does not value Galatea, but Higgins does value Eliza.

Pygmalion’s creation of Galatea is voluntary, but Higgins is forced to help Eliza.

What do the original myth and the adaptation most clearly have in common?

The male character falls in love with someone.

The female character comes to life with the help of gods.

Characters are obsessed with their ability to create perfection.

Characters are obsessed with nature.

How does the adaptation most clearly differ from the original myth in its approach to love?

Higgins is interested in Eliza for experimental purposes rather than for love.

Higgins is interested in helping Eliza win the man she loves.

Higgins wants Eliza to fall in love with Pickering.

Higgins wants Pickering to fall in love with Eliza.

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