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What do Eliza and Higgins learn from each other? How does this “education” change them as people?
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"You can't take away the knowledge you gave me... That's done you Enry Iggins, it az." What do Eliza and Higgins learn from each other? How does this "education" change them as people? "Pygmalion" explores Bernard Shaw's idea that people should not be limited by the social class into which they were born; that they should have a chance to improve themselves by gaining an education. This is called the "nature versus nurture" debate, which marked a major change in Victorian England. Should we remain in the position we were born into (nature), as was the basic Victorian belief, or can we change our status; establish equality between people regardless of age, gender and race (nurture)? Education is the foundation of these aims and is presented in the play as a way of self-improvement through teaching and training, whether it is academically or socially based. The characters around Eliza treat her with...
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