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Shaw said that Pygmalion is “intensely and deliberately didactic”. He set out to teach his audience a lesson while entertaining themand making them laugh. Does he succeed?
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Shaw said that Pygmalion is "intensely and deliberately didactic". He set out to teach his audience a lesson while entertaining them and making them laugh. Does he succeed? Writing Pygmalion in a Play format allowed Shaw to present his often-disputable views to an extended audience in a convenient, enjoyable format. By using this means to put over his message the audience is having a good night out at the theatre, as well as being taught a lesson. Society was changing at an alarming rate and Shaw wanted to make sure is audiences were pushed into thinking about issues such as imminent feminism, the class system and the importance in the way we speak. These were all relevant issues when the play was 1st performed in 1914. Taught a Lesson to the audience Cross over Entertained the audience Role Reversal In 1914 the attitude towards the roles of men and women was quite different from...
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